Public Safety  Madam Speaker, I thank my distinguished and esteemed colleague for the question. Many communities, both urban and rural, have seen a rise in gun crime over the past few years. In response, our government has introduced robust and stricter laws to ensure better gun control, but w

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question. We took an informed approach based on New Zealand's experience. It is estimated that its mandatory buyback program recovered just one-third of these weapons. Our approach is definitely different. Those who wish to surrender

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, I am eager for my colleague from Kingston and the Islands to learn French, and I am here if he needs help. I was saying that our approach is based on other countries' experiences. For instance, New Zealand has had limited success, if we compare the estimated numbe

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague from Sarnia—Lambton. Today is a big day for her because she just became a grandmother. My congratulations, and I am happy to see her virtually. To answer her question, it is clear that no single measure will eliminate gun violence in Canada. W

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, that was in fact one of the commitments we made at the request of municipalities across the country. They would like more authority to limit, regulate and ban firearms in their jurisdiction, and that is precisely what Bill C-21 is proposing. We are certainly liste

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, before I begin my speech, I would ask for the unanimous consent of the House to share my time with the member for Oakville North—Burlington.

Criminal Code  Thank you, Madam Speaker. I will not talk about this in my speech, but I want to comment briefly on what the Conservative Party member just said. One of the important things we are doing with Bill C-21 is increasing maximum penalties for certain offences, such as trafficking and

Questions on the Order Paper  Mr. Speaker, for the purpose of performing its duties and functions under the Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act, CSIS may, with approval of the minister, enter into an arrangement or otherwise co-operate with any department of the Government of Canada or the government o

Public Safety  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for her important question. Our government is well aware that the threat of cyber-attacks is a constant concern for businesses in every sector. That is why the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness announced yesterday that the C

The Economy  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his important question. It is true that the closure of the Canada-U.S. border to non-essential travel has had its challenges. I can assure the House that the Canada Border Services Agency operates a 24-7 service to provide the best inform

Public Safety  Madam Speaker, I would like to begin by thanking the Auditor General for her report. The Canada Border Services Agency, or CBSA, accepts the Auditor General's recommendations and will take concerted action to implement them. The CBSA will continue to examine the findings and reco

Public Safety  Madam Speaker, I thank the hon. member for that important question. I would remind the House that in response to the pandemic and the closure of the Canada-U.S. border, for example for non-essential travel, the CBSA has expanded its support to front-line border services officers

Points of Order  Mr. Speaker, I just want to briefly respond to my colleague and assure him that this mistake was far from intentional. I will see to it that the situation is remedied as quickly as possible. Respect for official languages, and French in particular, in the House and in this insti

Points of Order  Mr. Speaker, I will do so with pleasure. I was simply saying that respect for official languages, and French in particular, is very important to me, so much so that I decided to join the Liberal Party rather than the Conservative Party, which, for 10 years under Stephen Harper,

National Impaired Driving Prevention Week  Mr. Speaker, every day, on average, four Canadians are killed by an alcohol- or drug-impaired driver. Every year, impaired driving is the leading criminal cause of death and injury in Canada. During the third week of March, we focus on preventing alcohol- and drug-impaired drivi