Justice  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate being able to speak to the new appointments process for superior court justices across the country. We certainly recognize and respect law enforcement officers for the work they do. The purpose of the new judicial advisory committee is to open up the p

Criminal Code  moved for leave to introduce Bill C-28, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (victim surcharge). (Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)

Justice  Madam Speaker, certainly, there is no disrespect being shown to law enforcement officers who risk their lives every day to protect our safety. What we have done is institute an open and transparent process for judicial appointments and, unprecedentedly, have put online applicatio

Justice  Madam Speaker, I appreciate the question, as it gives me an opportunity to highlight the 24 judicial appointments that we made across the country yesterday, and to highlight the renewed process to ensure openness and transparency with respect to the new appointments process. We

Justice  Mr. Speaker, today I was pleased to announce that we have moved forward to fill urgent vacancies, and I am confident in the outstanding quality of these appointments and their dedication to ensuring that we have just outcomes for Canadians. Further, I am very pleased to announce

Justice  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the opportunity to stand to speak about Justice Rowe, who is the Prime Minister's nominee, and the historic appointment of the first Newfoundland and Labrador justice to the Supreme Court of Canada. We are following through with our commitment to ensure

Justice  Mr. Speaker, I am proud of the Prime Minister instituting a new process for the appointment of a Supreme Court of Canada justice, where no process existed before. We have an eminently qualified jurist who is the nominee for the Supreme Court of Canada. This is an open and tra

Canadian Human Rights Act  Madam Speaker, I would echo his comments in terms of equality and the importance of the legal framework as the basis upon which we live as Canadians. I feel that as Canadians, we are most confident when we know that we live in a caring and compassionate society under a legal and

Canadian Human Rights Act  Madam Speaker, we live in a country that has rights and freedoms. Fundamental to each individual Canadian is the right to be themselves and to be protected while being themselves. In terms of any willful promotion of hatred that could potentially exist against trans individuals

Canadian Human Rights Act  Madam Speaker, I would further commit to and underscore the importance of recognizing those among us who are more marginalized and more vulnerable, and to ensure that we do everything we can within our power to protect and provide for these people. In the drafting and thinking a

Canadian Human Rights Act  Madam Speaker, certainly we have many protections in our country, including within the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. What we are talking about here is explicitly recognizing the need to protect gender identity and gender expression within the Canadian Human Rights Act. This i

Canadian Human Rights Act  Madam Speaker, I very much appreciate the question from my hon. colleague across the way and again would echo the acknowledgement of the tremendous amount of work that you and Mr. Siksay, and I think I mispronounced his name when I was speaking—

Canadian Human Rights Act  Madam Speaker, I acknowledge the work of current and past members in the House and without question would underscore and acknowledge the hard work of the trans population in this country in bringing us to this place. Without question, I would support moving Bill C-16 forward as

Canadian Human Rights Act  moved that Bill C-16, An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Criminal Code, be read the second time and referred to a committee. Mr. Speaker, I am very proud that on May 17 we introduced Bill C-16, an act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Criminal Co

Justice  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate being able to stand up and speak to the work that our government is doing with respect to ensuring a fair, relevant, and accessible criminal justice system. We are working extremely hard. I am working with my counterparts in the provinces and territorie