Michelle Ferreri

[Business of Supply, May 23rd, 2024]

Madam Chair, in 2020 that was promised, and it has never been done. There is no authority specifically dedicated to ensuring the implementation of the Canadian Victims Bill of Rights. Victims must rely on the Office of the Federal Ombudsperson for Victims of Crime.

Does he think that is fair for victims?

[Business of Supply, May 23rd, 2024]

Madam Chair, how many years ago did he promise to enforce and to review the Canadian Victims Bill of Rights?

[Business of Supply, May 23rd, 2024]

Madam Chair, the man was first charged with a domestic violence offence in July 2023. He was released on bail on the condition that he have no contact with his estranged wife. He was charged with violating that release condition in September and again in November. He stabbed her. This is appalling to hear from the Minister of Justice when victims are watching.

I go to the Minister to say this. This is a letter from the friends of Kristen French, who was murdered by Paul Bernardo. It states:

Once again we are saddened and disappointed that the Government of Canada has added to the continued emotional trauma and victimization of the many people who have been affected by this man and his brutal crimes. To know that so much communication took place about the transfer and yet no one deemed it important enough to ensure that the minister was addressed personally speaks yet again to the disregard of victims in our Criminal Justice System.

Since the minister did not make any public statement last week, which was Victims and Survivors of Crime Week, why has he not followed through on the Liberals' promise to review the Canadian Victims Bill of Rights?

[Business of Supply, May 23rd, 2024]

Madam Chair, the man who took the woman's life in front of her children in an elementary schoolyard was previously charged with domestic violence offences, released under a no-contact order and had active warrants against him. The minister wants to bring up guns.

I will ask again: How was the woman murdered by a repeat offender who was out on warrants?

[Business of Supply, May 23rd, 2024]

Madam Chair, it is very interesting that the minister brings up guns and does not want to answer the question. There was a man who killed a woman in front of a Calgary elementary school. He was under a no-contact order. What did he murder her with?

[Business of Supply, May 23rd, 2024]

Madam Chair, is it not interesting that the minister says that, yet he also said that it is empirically unlikely that Canada is less safe? It is 94 municipalities.

In Ontario, how many women were killed in a 30-week window between 2022 and 2023?

[Business of Supply, May 23rd, 2024]

Madam Chair, how many Ontario municipalities have declared intimate partner violence an epidemic?

[Business of Supply, May 23rd, 2024]

Madam Chair, it was the Minister of Justice for Canada, and he actually said that on July 31, 2023.

How many Ontario municipalities have declared intimate partner violence an epidemic?

[Business of Supply, May 23rd, 2024]

Madam Chair, just for fun, I will ask one more time. On what date did the Minister of Justice publicly say that “empirically it's unlikely” that Canada is less safe? These are his words. On what day did he say it?

[Business of Supply, May 23rd, 2024]

Madam Chair, I should also say that I will be splitting my time with the member for Durham. I will be taking 10 minutes.

I will ask this one more time to the minister: On what date did he say publicly that “empirically it's unlikely” that Canada is less safe?