Lost her last election, in 2006, with 39% of the vote.
Young Offenders Act April 27th, 1998
Mr. Speaker, I am very concerned to think that the hon. member believes everything he reads in the paper. As I have said in this House many times before, the standing committee has prepared a thorough report on the renewal of the youth justice system in this country. This government will respond to that report in the coming weeks.
Justice April 23rd, 1998
Mr. Speaker, the hon. member raises a very serious situation of alleged hate, crime motivated by hate. I would like hon. members on the other side to explain why for example they did not support this government and others in this House in relation to Bill C-41 where we made the motivation of hate an aggravating factor in sentencing.
Justice April 23rd, 1998
Mr. Speaker, as I have indicated in this House before, this government has every intention to respond to the standing committee report in relation to the renewal of youth justice system.
Let me remind hon. members on the other side that this government also believes profoundly that there are no simplistic solutions to the question of the renewal of the youth justice system. Consequently we are in the process of developing a response that reflects the three values identified by Canadians, protection of society, crime prevention and rehabilitation.
Justice April 22nd, 1998
Mr. Speaker, I look forward to the strong support of the official opposition to the government's response when I table it in this House.
Justice April 22nd, 1998
Mr. Speaker, I can assure the hon. member that I have read the minority report from the official opposition as it relates to the Young Offenders Act.
Young Offenders Act April 22nd, 1998
Mr. Speaker, I am not sure I understand the question because I am not sure what it has to do with the loss of jobs. What I will say as I have said before is that this government will respond in a timely fashion to the recommendations of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.
Young Offenders Act April 22nd, 1998
Mr. Speaker, the hon. member refers to a very tragic situation in the province of British Columbia.
What I do want to reassure everyone in this House about is that the existing provisions in relation to hate in the Criminal Code apply regardless of whether that hate is propagated via the Internet or any other means of communication. Therefore as far as I can tell at this point there is no problem with the application of our hate laws to this situation.
Victims Of Crime April 22nd, 1998
Mr. Speaker, my commitment is clear. It is to work with the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights of which the hon. member is a member. I have asked that committee as part of its study on victims rights to determine whether a national office would have any utility. I await the committee's recommendations.
Victims Of Crime April 22nd, 1998
Mr. Speaker, let me clarify for the hon. member that in fact I did not say that. I said there are a number of strategies we might wish to pursue in relation to the issues of victims rights and that in fact a national victims office might be one of those strategies. But I specifically asked the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights to look at that issue among others and report back to this House in terms of whether such an office is necessary. I think I made it very plain that I did not want to duplicate that which is being done in the provinces.
Young Offenders Act April 22nd, 1998
Mr. Speaker, let me clarify for the hon. member that indeed the renewal of the youth justice system is one of my priorities but only one of my priorities and this government's priorities as it relates to the justice system.
As I have said before and I will say it again, this government will not take a simplistic approach to the renewal of the youth justice system. We will table our response in a timely fashion.