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Youth Criminal Justice Act September 25th, 2000
moved:
Motion No. 30
That Bill C-3, in Clause 2, be amended by adding after line 9 on page 3 the following:
““justice” means a justice of the peace or a person appointed or authorized to act by an Act of the legislature of a province, by whatever title that person may be designated, who has the power and authority of two or more justices, including two or more justices of the peace, to act or who are, by law, required to act or, by law, act or have jurisdiction.”
Youth Criminal Justice Act September 25th, 2000
Mr. Speaker, I did indeed get a copy of the bill, but you will understand that when a bill is a complicated at this there is more than one person in each MP's office working on it. There being more than 3,000 amendments, you will understand that more than one person in each office is working on such an important bill.
Today the members in this House are going to vote on the amendments without even having the original tool in hand, Bill C-3. For there to be democracy there must be information.
I myself asked a page for a copy of the bill and I do not know whether he found one or not. Some other members of my party did the same and were told there were no more available.
Before resuming work on this bill, I would point out that there is such a thing as a photocopier and if necessary photocopies can be made. We must have Bill C-3 in our hands so that we can seriously pursue our work on it.
I know that you are in agreement with us on this, Mr. Speaker.
Youth Criminal Justice Act September 25th, 2000
moved:
Motion No. 28
That Bill C-3, in Clause 2, be amended by replacing line 9 on page 3 with the following:
““justice” means a justice referred to in section 20.”
Motion No. 29
That Bill C-3, in Clause 2, be amended by adding after line 9 on page 3 the following:
““justice” means a justice of the peace or a provincial court judge, and includes two or more justices where two or more justices are, by law, required to act or, by law, act or have jurisdiction.”
Youth Criminal Justice Act September 25th, 2000
moved:
Motion No. 18
That Bill C-3, in Clause 2, be amended by deleting lines 12 to 18 on page 2.
Youth Criminal Justice Act September 25th, 2000
moved:
Motion No. 16
That Bill C-3, in Clause 2, be amended by deleting lines 5 and 6 on page 2.
Youth Criminal Justice Act September 25th, 2000
moved:
Motion No. 14
That Bill C-3 be amended by deleting Clause 1.
Youth Criminal Justice Act September 25th, 2000
moved:
Motion No. 13
That Bill C-3, in the preamble, be amended by replacing, in the French version, line 37 on page 1 with the following:
“droits, et qu'ils bénéficient”
Youth Criminal Justice Act September 25th, 2000
moved:
Motion No. 3
That Bill C-3, in the preamble, be amended by deleting lines 1 to 10 on page 1.
Young Offenders Act September 22nd, 2000
Mr. Speaker, the member should have been listening to what I said in committee for 27 and a half hours because I gave numerous examples that would have answered his question.
He knows perfectly well that the consensus in Quebec is that we should reject Bill C-3.
Apart from wanting to win over Canadian Alliance supporters, what is stopping the federal government from allowing Quebec to continue enforcing the young offenders legislation as it sees fit?
Young Offenders Act September 22nd, 2000
Mr. Speaker, I made a speech in committee over 27 hours long in order to explain Quebec's position with respect to the treatment of young offenders.
Visibly ill at ease, the Minister of Justice had to resort to a gag order in order to silence the opposition to Bill C-3.
My question is this: Will the government listen to reason and allow Quebec to opt out, so that it can pursue its course of rehabilitating young offenders and returning them to society?