Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to rise again in the House and speak to what is being touted as the government's bill to honour our former colleague, Chuck Cadman. I remember a few months back being at the funeral honouring Chuck. The Prime Minister was there along with many of us

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice outlined the issue of auto crime. It is a very serious problem in Canada. He said that 60% of organized crime members are involved in auto crime. It is a huge problem that is connected with organized crime. We ne

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I want to commend my colleague from Wild Rose, Alberta. He has been an example to all of us in the House of Commons. He has stood up for justice and victims' rights. I see the same passion in the member as we saw in Chuck Cadman, a passion to see justice and appropri

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I rise to present a petition in the House regarding fuel taxes. I have the honour to present a petition with dozens and dozens of names from Langley, British Columbia. The petitioners say that whereas fuel and gasoline prices have reached all time limits, charging t

Transport  Mr. Speaker, the transport minister is aware of the terrible traffic problems in my riding of Langley. I met with him and his senior staff in B.C. He knows a rail line runs right through the middle of Langley cutting the community in half. Many times every day, trains over 15,000

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I will continue on reading what the parliamentary secretary omitted, which I hope was not deliberate. With respect to prohibition, part of Chuck's bill recommended: (a) for a first offence, during a period of not more than three years plus any period to which the o

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, Canadians wish they could see some evidence of that. We did some research on the marijuana issue, a high profile issue that people are looking at. We could not find one example of maximum penalties being issued. There was a recent announcement during the summer tha

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, that is a good question. Motor vehicle acts are under the jurisdiction of the provinces. I represent Langley in British Columbia. I dealt with the motor vehicle act in British Columbia for years. Federally, Bill C-65 deals with street racing causing death by crimina

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to stand today to speak to Bill C-65 which deals with street racing. It is a particular honour for myself because I considered Chuck Cadman a friend. The government has introduced Bill C-65 as a bill to honour Chuck Cadman and in his memory. It was j

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the comments of the justice minister. I believe he honestly means well, but I do not believe his paradigm is in line with what Canadians want. They want justice. They want appropriate sentencing where there is a consequence for the crime. They do not bel

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, my hon. colleague from Wild Rose says it from the heart. Canadians are frustrated with the sentencing that dangerous offenders are receiving in Canada. The member sits on the justice committee, as do I. Canadians are asking for appropriate sentencing. Canadians are

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, the question is an important one: what is the government's aversion to mandatory minimum sentences? We know that mandatory minimum sentences are effective in that they set a benchmark of what society accepts as a minimum sentence for a crime. We trust the courts to

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to stand in the House of Commons to speak to Bill C-49, a very important bill. We do have unanimous consent that this move forward to protect the most vulnerable. I will start off by addressing some of the comments made by the justice minister. He ma

Petitions  Madam Speaker, I rise today to present a petition from residents in my riding of Langley. The petitioners state that fuel and gas prices have reached all-time highs, that the charging of GST on the federal excise tax and other taxes is double taxation, that every cent of increas

Justice  Mr. Speaker, last night the government had a chance to support my bill with real measures to deter and combat auto theft. However, once again the Liberals showed that they are not listening to Canadians. Auto theft has doubled in Canada. It is a billion dollar a year crisis and i