Protection against Extortion Act  , with individuals using arson and burning down a project that is under construction if a person does not pay up. This is why the bill establishes arson as an aggravating factor for the charge of extortion. For too long, the Liberal government has ignored the rising rate of extortion while

Protection against Extortion Act  , soft-on-crime Liberal policies have resulted in a full-blown crisis across Canada. Canadians are suffering the consequences of the Liberal government's failed policies on crime with skyrocketing auto theft, extortion, gun violence, random assaults and arson right across the country

Protection against Extortion Act   convictions within the last 10 years where the Crown proceeds by way of indictment and establish arson as an aggravating factor for the charge of extortion. British Columbians have been very clear: They want tougher laws to stop crime. This bill is a direct response to the needs

Protection against Extortion Act   minimum penalties in relation to the offence of extortion. This would include when the offence is committed for the benefit of, at the direction of or in association with a criminal organization. The bill would also add arson as an aggravating factor for the purposes of sentencing when

Protection against Extortion Act   for extortion “for the benefit of, at the direction of, or in association with, a criminal organization”. Moreover, the bill proposes to “add arson as an aggravating factor for the purposes of sentencing when a person is convicted of extortion”. It is quite simple. As I said the Bloc

Combating Motor Vehicle Theft Act   as arson, theft over $5,000, motor vehicle theft and sexual assault. These are all serious offences that people should get serious jail time for. The member for Prince Albert has rightly said that is wrong. If one is a serious auto thief, one should serve time not in the comfort

Fisheries committee   as evidenced by the witnesses who have come forward to the committee to detail continued violence and lawlessness in their communities, including arson, assault, and attempted murder; (c) closing the elver fishery has resulted in 1,100 job losses, harming rural Nova Scotian communities

Protection Against Extortion Act   to direct courts to consider, as an aggravating factor, if that offender, in committing the offence of extortion, also committed arson. We recognize that arson is a serious crime that poses a danger to a community and the public, and there is unquestionable intent to cause damage

Protection Against Extortion Act   owners were extorted for large ransoms via threats communicated through digital platforms like WhatsApp. When their demands were not met, the criminals resorted to arson, destroying properties and livelihoods. This case is not isolated but is indicative of a broader pattern enabled

Protection Against Extortion Act  , they were all owned by members of the South Asian community. All these cases used the same methods: letters, phone calls and social media messages threatening arson, drive-by shootings and even kidnapping if protection money is not paid. All the included messages threatened bullets

Protection Against Extortion Act   years under the Prime Minister, our nation faces a full-blown crisis that demands urgent action. Each day, Canadians wake up to the news of more gun violence, gang shootings, extortion, auto thefts, robberies and arson. That was not the case nine years ago. What happened nine years

Public Safety   on behalf of gangs, and there could be modifiers for cases of children; also restoring mandatory four-year prison sentences for the offence of extortion with a firearm; making arson an aggravating factor for the charge of extortion; and reversing the damage done by Bill C-75

Fisheries committee   and violence in Nova Scotia as evidenced by the witnesses who have come forward to the committee to detail continued violence and lawlessness in their communities, including arson, assault, and attempted murder; (c) closing the elver fishery has resulted in 1,100 job losses, harming

Public Safety committee  Yes, there certainly is a link. Even in some cases of arson—

Protection Against Extortion Act   years would apply to any case involving organized crime. This bill would add an aggravating factor at sentencing when the person convicted of extortion also committed arson. It is an important bill and one that I am very confident my colleague from Edmonton Mill Woods thought about