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Ethics Mr. Speaker, I attended this event as a member of Parliament, as all members of Parliament do. My policy adviser attended as a volunteer, paid her own way, and she lives in and has—
April 11th, 2016House debate
Jody Wilson-RaybouldLiberal
Ethics Mr. Speaker, to the member's question, I attended this fundraising event as all members of Parliament attend fundraising events. I was accompanied, on a voluntary basis, by my policy adviser. She paid her own way, having been a long-standing resident of the Toronto area. The subj
April 11th, 2016House debate
Jody Wilson-RaybouldLiberal
Ethics Mr. Speaker, fundraising is an activity that every member of this House engages in. Thankfully, on a federal level there are strict rules in place that determine how fundraising activities occur. We do not take donations from corporations and we do not take donations from unions.
April 11th, 2016House debate
Jody Wilson-RaybouldLiberal
Ethics Mr. Speaker, I take my ethical responsibilities incredibly seriously. Fundraising, as I said, is an activity that every member of the House engages in. Another reality, in terms of fundraising, is to broadly engage with the public and have discussions. I would never place myself
April 11th, 2016House debate
Jody Wilson-RaybouldLiberal
Indigenous Affairs Mr. Speaker, as the member across knows, this is a matter that is before the courts, and so I will not speak to the particular circumstances with respect to that. However, I will say that with the Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs, we will work collaboratively in term
March 9th, 2016House debate
Jody Wilson-RaybouldLiberal
Indigenous Affairs Mr. Speaker, as I stated, this matter is before the courts. What I instructed my officials to do was to seek an adjournment. Per my mandate letter from the Prime Minister, we are looking at our litigation strategy and doing a comprehensive review. In terms of specific cases, th
March 9th, 2016House debate
Jody Wilson-RaybouldLiberal
Justice Mr. Speaker, in terms of our approach, we are undertaking a comprehensive review of the criminal justice system. That includes sentencing reform to determine efficiencies and effectiveness in the process and I will ensure that I work with my colleagues, including the Minister of
March 9th, 2016House debate
Jody Wilson-RaybouldLiberal
Indigenous Affairs Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for the question. Our government is committed to developing a substantive nation-to-nation relationship with indigenous peoples in this country, sitting down and working jointly, based on recognition and moving forward in order to ensure that ind
March 8th, 2016House debate
Jody Wilson-RaybouldLiberal
Justice Mr. Speaker, our government has committed to legalize, regulate, and restrict access to marijuana. We will be proceeding on that matter in an orderly fashion and will take the time necessary in order to do it right. Until Parliament has enacted new legislation to ensure that mar
February 22nd, 2016House debate
Jody Wilson-RaybouldLiberal
Ethics Mr. Speaker, I am proud to be a member of Parliament, and I am also proud to be the Minister of Justice. I have been an advocate for good governance my entire life. I take my ethical responsibilities incredibly seriously, and I am doing everything to ensure that I am not found in
February 22nd, 2016House debate
Jody Wilson-RaybouldLiberal
Justice Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the hon. member across the way for the question and certainly the passion he expresses with respect to indigenous people. Without question, I share that same passion, as does our government, to ensure that we implement the Indian Residential S
February 4th, 2016House debate
Jody Wilson-RaybouldLiberal
Aboriginal Affairs Mr. Speaker, as I said, the judgment is 180 pages. We are undertaking to do our due diligence and review that decision, but I cannot anticipate anything within that decision that would cause me to file for judicial review. This is about equality. Our government is committed to eq
January 26th, 2016House debate
Jody Wilson-RaybouldLiberal
Indigenous Affairs Mr. Speaker, first of all, we want to acknowledge the decision of the tribunal today, and acknowledge the leadership and advocacy of Cindy Blackstock, the Assembly of First Nations, and indigenous peoples. It is a 180-page document. Certainly, we will take careful reading of it,
January 26th, 2016House debate
Jody Wilson-RaybouldLiberal
Justice Mr. Speaker, our government is committed to undertaking a review of the criminal justice system, including sentencing. We will do that in a comprehensive way, engaging with our colleagues in the provinces and territories. With respect to mandatory minimums, we will also be revie
December 10th, 2015House debate
Jody Wilson-RaybouldLiberal
Justice Mr. Speaker, our government is committed to reviewing the criminal justice system and looking at sentencing, including mandatory minimums. We are taking an approach to the criminal justice system that focuses not only on punishing offenders, but on restorative justice and being s
December 10th, 2015House debate
Jody Wilson-RaybouldLiberal