Iqwinder Gaheer at the Public Safety and National Security Committee

On April 25th, 2023. See this statement in context.

April 25th, 2023 / 5:35 p.m.

Liberal

Iqwinder Gaheer Liberal Mississauga—Malton, ON

That's great. Thank you.

My next question is probably for Mr. Taylor. I want to touch on Bill C-5, because the minister touched on Bill C-5 in his opening testimony. Bill C-5 removed mandatory minimum penalties for groups that are historically disadvantaged—indigenous Canadians and Black Canadians, groups that are actually overrepresented in our present prison populations.

If you believe Conservative rhetoric on Bill C-5, you would think that these measures would increase recidivism. Do you want to comment a little bit about Bill C-5 and the effect on recidivism and the intent behind Bill C-5?

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