Randy Boissonnault at the Justice and Human Rights Committee

On June 19th, 2018. See this statement in context.

June 19th, 2018 / 4:45 p.m.

Liberal

Randy Boissonnault Liberal Edmonton Centre, AB

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Minister, as you know, section 159 has been on the books in the Criminal Code for a long time, and it's an issue that the LGBTQ community has been asking to have removed from statutes for decades.

I'm wondering if you can tell us why it matters to you as Minister of Justice and why our government is taking steps to make sure that this discriminatory provision is removed from the Criminal Code.

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