Mr. Speaker, I heard the minister say that, during the latest federal-provincial meeting of ministers responsible for justice, all justice ministers supported the previous wording of Bill C-9.
In my opinion, the minister's comments were not very clear, and I wish to give him the opportunity to correct the facts.
Can he confirm to this House that he has the support of the government of Quebec and its justice minister, Mr. Marcoux, regarding all the offences initially listed in Bill C-9, which the minister wants to bring back?
In my discussions with the minister's office, I was personally told that they were in agreement concerning certain offences involving assault against the person, but not at all concerning property-related offences.
I therefore invite the minister to clarify his statements and tell us what really happened at the federal-provincial meeting to which he referred.