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Public Safety January 30th, 2020
Mr. Speaker, yesterday, during the debate on Bill C-3, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada said, “The police should not be policing themselves.”
It is therefore understandable that Canadians find it unacceptable to hear the Prime Minister say that the Parole Board will investigate its own members in the case of Marylène Levesque's murder. An internal investigation is not enough.
Will the government allow an external investigation?
Public Safety January 29th, 2020
Mr. Speaker, this week, the Minister of Public Safety said that he had confidence in the members of the Parole Board.
However, how can we trust the decision-making process and members who gave someone who brutally murdered his wife in 2004 permission to obtain sexual services?
Parole Board members demonstrated a serious lack of judgment when they chose to address the needs of a criminal instead of considering the potential consequences.
When will the Prime Minister show them the door?
Public Safety January 28th, 2020
Mr. Speaker, we know that this is a sensitive case, but it is also a very serious situation and we want answers. The minister said yesterday that there would be an internal investigation, but that is not enough. Considering the current situation, other criminals could be on release with the same conditions. This is about women's safety. At present, bureaucrats are investigating bureaucrats, and that is clearly inadequate.
Will the government allow an external investigation?
Public Safety January 28th, 2020
Mr. Speaker, we know that in 2017 a number of board members sent a letter to the Prime Minister to warn him of the potential ramifications of changes to the process for appointing Parole Board members. They never got a reply. Experienced board members did not have their terms renewed, and instead they were replaced by new members with very little experience.
Why did no one follow up on that important letter?
Questions Passed as Orders for Returns January 27th, 2020
With regard to correctional institutions, sorted by institution and by year since 2015: (a) how many offenders died while in custody; and (b) what was the cause of death?
Questions Passed as Orders for Returns January 27th, 2020
With regard to inmates in facilities operated by Correctional Service Canada who have escaped custody or have been unlawfully at large: (a) how many individuals escaped or were unlawfully at large in (i) 2016, (ii) 2017, (iii) 2018, (iv) 2019 to date; (b) how many individuals are currently at large, as of the date of this question; and (c) what is the breakdown of (a) by correctional facility and by security classification?
Questions Passed as Orders for Returns January 27th, 2020
With regard to warrants issued pursuant to the Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act: (a) from 2010 to 2019, broken down by year, how many warrants have been issued: and (b) from 2010 to 2019, broken down by year, what is the average time from request to implementation of a warrant?
Questions Passed as Orders for Returns January 27th, 2020
With regard to the number of RCMP officers, broken down by province: (a) what is the total number of active Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officers as of (i) January 1, 2014, (ii) January 1, 2015, (iii) January 1, 2016, (iv) January 1, 2017, (v) January 1, 2018, (vi) January 1, 2019, (vii) present; (b) what are the names and locations of each RCMP detachment open as of (i) January 1, 2014, (ii) January 1, 2015, (iii) January 1, 2016, (iv) January 1, 2017, (v) January 1, 2018, (vi) January 1, 2019, (vii) present; and (c) how many RCMP officers were assigned to each detachment referred to in (b) as of (i) January 1, 2014, (ii) January 1, 2015, (iii) January 1, 2016, (iv) January 1, 2017, (v) January 1, 2018, (vi) January 1, 2019, (vii) present?
Public Safety January 27th, 2020
Mr. Speaker, in 2004, the man who murdered Marylène Levesque was convicted of killing his partner with a hammer and knives.
Twelve years later, he was granted parole with some very questionable conditions. The government, as represented by the Parole Board of Canada, gave him permission to obtain sexual services, even though it knew full well that this murderer had a problem with women.
Could the minister tell the family why the board gave that permission to a man who was known to be violent?
Foreign Affairs December 6th, 2019
Mr. Speaker, there is something else that the Minister of Foreign Affairs talked about during his trip to China. He told a Chinese media outlet that, and I quote, “In a world of uncertainty...China [stands] out as [a] beacon of stability, predictability, a rule-based system, a very inclusive society.”
We know that two Canadians are currently being detained by the communist regime in China. The Chinese ambassador even dared to suggest that our parliamentary work could constitute a violation of Chinese internal affairs.
Could the minister tell us whether the Chinese communist regime is still a source of inspiration for him?