Species at Risk Act  Madam Speaker, it is an honour to participate in the debate today, a debate dealing with Bill C-5. I believe this is probably the fourth time I have spoken to the bill. The more I look into this bill, the more I dislike it. The more we research the bill and the more we look at i

Dangerous Offenders  Mr. Speaker, habitual killer Conrad Brossard was arrested this week for the rape and murder of Cécile Clément. Brossard was on a day parole, courtesy of the National Parole Board despite its noting that he had difficulty managing aggressive impulses during previous attempts at re

Dangerous Offenders  Mr. Speaker, this is a tragedy that is happening far too frequently in this country. Conrad Brossard is but one more indictment against the faulty parole system and the failure of Correctional Service Canada to effectively rehabilitate career criminals. Dan Brisson, Dennis Stron

Correctional Service of Canada  Mr. Speaker, investigative journalist Michael Harris has produced facts, figures and quotes in his rather scathing indictment of our correctional system. The solicitor general and the commissioner of Correctional Service of Canada's only response to these alarming revelations is

Public Safety Act, 2002  Madam Speaker, I thank the member for the excellent opportunity. I appreciate it. I want to go back to some of the concerns about money laundering here in Canada. One report referred to the scheme as black peso money laundering. I will explain the system. I wrote down some point

Public Safety Act, 2002  Madam Speaker, it is a pleasure to rise and participate in the debate on Bill C-55. As has already been mentioned, Bill C-55 amends 19 different acts of parliament and would enact or enforce an international treaty. What are the goals of the legislation? We need to draw to the a

Public Safety Act, 2002  Madam Speaker, I want to thank the member for Scarborough--Rouge River for his comments in regard to the bill. When Bill C-42 was brought forward, obviously the opposition pointed out the inadequacies of that bill. We commend the government for recognizing that it was a huge inf

Correctional Service Canada  Mr. Speaker, the solicitor general has evaded our questions regarding CorCan's incentive payments to prisoners. As he continues to evade the question and appears so confident that this was an isolated case, will he commit to tabling in the House Correctional Service Canada's fin

Correctional Service Canada  Mr. Speaker, yesterday I asked the solicitor general a pointed question regarding the number of convicts receiving pay incentives from CorCan Industries while in prison. My question was not answered. The solicitor general has now had 24 hours to find the answer to that question.

Correctional Service Canada  Mr. Speaker, in direct contradiction to the solicitor general's response a week ago, reportedly dozens of inmates, not just one as he has stated, received incentive pay from CorCan, some up to $700 per week. I therefore ask the solicitor general, exactly how many convicts have r

Correctional Service Canada  Mr. Speaker, the solicitor general obviously did not hear the question. The question was how many inmates received the incentive pay and how much? While individuals like Candice Bridgman and her two infant children are home grieving the murder of her husband, his killer, Dennis

G-8 Summit  Mr. Speaker, the government cannot hide behind its canned answers forever. Security experts are unanimous: this blunder has undermined Canada's ability to protect foreign dignitaries and Canadians who live near the summit. If nothing was wrong with the blueprints the government

G-8 Summit  Mr. Speaker, the government's bungling of security for the upcoming G-8 summit has called into question Canada's ability to host international meetings. Can the solicitor general or the Deputy Prime Minister tell Canadians if the RCMP reviewed the blueprint for terrorists before

An Act to Amend the Criminal Code (Cruelty to Animals and Firearms) and the Firearms Act  Mr. Speaker, the very simple answer is because we have a Liberal government in power. I believe it thinks in the far recesses of its mind that people are basically all good, that there is never anything negative, evil or wicked and it is environment that changes everything. Ever

An Act to Amend the Criminal Code (Cruelty to Animals and Firearms) and the Firearms Act  Mr. Speaker, it is a privilege to stand and partake in the debate on cruelty to animals. This is the third time I have spoken against certain provisions of Bill C-15B. It is important to remind the House that the Liberal government initially brought the bill forward as an omnibus