Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, my colleague made an excellent speech on what is a very sad and troubling topic, I am sure we would all agree. I am aware of a number of the government's initiatives, as my colleague has pointed out, in the area of mental illness treatment funding and suicide preven

Citizenship and Immigration  Mr. Speaker, Canadians gave our Conservative government a strong mandate to take fair, reasonable and tough action to prevent the abuse of Canada's immigration system by human smugglers. Canada has a long tradition of opening its doors to those who work hard and play by the rules

Political Donations  Mr. Speaker, questionable NDP fundraising tactics have been referred to Canada's elections commissioner for investigation. It was revealed two weeks ago that the NDP has received at least $85,000 from their big union bosses for their latest convention. Is the NDP forgetting or j

Justice  Mr. Speaker, the fact is that the cost of crime on Canadian society far exceeds the cost of fighting crime. The fact is that last spring we provided the committee with hundreds of pages of documents that go into precise detail on costing. For the hon. member's benefit, the Minis

Justice  Mr. Speaker, I reiterate that the Department of Justice study in 2008 tagged the cost of crime on society at almost $100 billion in that year alone. That it was borne by victims by 83% is what we are concerned about mostly. Since our government took office, support payments to t

Justice  Mr. Speaker, it would be refreshing if just for once the opposition members would really look at the cost of crime on the victims and on law-abiding Canadians. We are following through on our commitment to help victims of crime, particularly those most vulnerable, the children i

Ending the Long-gun Registry Act  Madam Speaker, I am honoured to rise today to debate Bill C-19, the ending the long gun registry bill. Many of my hon. colleagues on both sides of the House have spoken on this topic. I am glad there has been such robust debate happening over this important issue. In fact, we kn

Ending the Long-gun Registry Act  Mr. Speaker, no, that is not correct. There are still licensing provisions. We are not tampering with those. What we are changing and what we are committed to doing is to end the long gun registry and the data associated with it.

Ending the Long-gun Registry Act  Mr. Speaker, our approach to crime in Canada has always been holistic. We do look at crime prevention in all aspects. As I mentioned in my speech, we have a youth crime prevention fund and other initiatives. There are many areas in which this money could have been put to better

Ending the Long-gun Registry Act  Mr. Speaker, I am not entirely sure I understood my colleague's question. What I can say is that we made a commitment, our commitment was clear, and we are following through on that commitment. In terms of being sure as to what weapons may be part of this, there is not going to

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, how privileged we are to live in Canada. Canada is free from the turmoil and strife that we see in so many other parts of the world. Many new Canadians have come to Canada to escape war. Surely they appreciate the freedom and security which we should never take for g

Justice  Madam Speaker, Canadians are concerned about crime, which is why they gave our government a strong mandate to keep our streets and communities safe. We need to keep that focus. The opposition wants to punish law-abiding duck hunters and farmers but oppose tougher sentences for p

Justice  Madam Speaker, the time for talk is over. The time for action is now. By moving quickly to reintroduce these measures to make our streets and communities safer, we are taking action, as we committed to do. Our focus is to meet the promises we made and to stand up for all law-abid

Justice  Madam Speaker, we are always happy to work with our provincial counterparts. The principles of rehabilitation and reintegration, which have been so successful in Quebec, will continue to serve as the basis for Canada's youth justice system. We have responded to Quebec's concerns

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to have the opportunity to voice my support for private member's Bill C-299, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (kidnapping of young person), which was introduced on September 29 by the member for Kootenay—Columbia. The bill proposes to impose a mandato