Justice  Madam Speaker, he is one of the newer members on that side, and already he is speculating, just like the rest of them. The member should be encouraged to let the justice committee do its important work. The justice committee has members from both sides on it. They are working t

Justice  Madam Speaker, I hope Canadians are noticing that the Conservatives continue asking the exact same question, and when I am providing the answer, they start yelling so they can never hear the answer, and then they continue getting up and asking the same question, so I will answer

Justice  Once again, the Conservatives do not listen. They continue speaking when I have the floor.

Justice  Madam Speaker, now we are being asked the same question in French. We are proud to be a bilingual country. Let us look at the facts. The director of the Public Prosecution Service confirmed that prosecutors in every case exercise their discretion independently. The deputy minist

Justice  Madam Speaker, the member was here under 10 years of Stephen Harper when they undermined the work of committees. What is clear is that the Conservatives have chosen a new leader, but their approach to democracy remains exactly the same, and Canadians are noticing. We on this si

Justice  Madam Speaker, I have stated for the record, and I will do it again, that the Clerk of the Privy Council also confirmed that at every opportunity, verbally and in writing, in December, the Prime Minister made it clear that this was a decision for the minister of justice to take.

Justice  Madam Speaker, we have said that we on this side of the aisle, the Liberal Party, support the work of the committee. We support the independence of committees. That is exactly why as a government, we have increased the resources of committees because they need to do that importan

Justice  Madam Speaker, let us look at the record. Just last week, the director of public prosecution service confirmed that prosecutors in every case “exercise their discretion independently and free from any political or partisan consideration.” Yesterday, the deputy minister of jus

Justice  Madam Speaker, I will quote once again. Just last last week, the director of the public prosecution service confirmed that prosecutors in every case “exercise their discretion independently and free from any political or partisan consideration.” Yesterday, when asked at justice

Justice  Madam Speaker, once again, I encourage all members and all Canadians to really listen to what the witnesses who appeared before the committee said, but we need to look at the facts. The director of the Public Prosecution Service confirmed that, in this and every other case, pro

Justice  Madam Speaker, it is important that Canadians have confidence in their institutions. That is exactly why members from both sides who sit on the justice committee worked together to call witnesses. They came to committee, the members were able to ask them questions and they answer

Justice  Madam Speaker, Canadians can have confidence that the government will always fight for Canadians. Canadians can have confidence in their institutions. I find it fascinating that the member seems to forget that the company actually met with his leader, the leader of the NDP. No d

Justice  Madam Speaker, the justice committee has been working together with members on both sides to have witnesses appear. Members on both sides are asking questions. Witnesses are answering those questions. The member chooses to continue speculating and drawing his own conclusions. On

Justice  Madam Speaker, that is not evidence. That is the member's speculation. That is the member drawing his own conclusions and this is exactly why Canadians are finding it challenging. Canadians should have confidence in their institutions and that is why we will not undermine the w

Justice  Madam Speaker, as I said, the members of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights are doing their job. They have called in witnesses, and the witnesses arrived yesterday. I believe the committee meetings will continue next week. Let us look at the facts. The director o