Criminal Records Act  Madam Speaker, there were many witnesses who said the same thing, but I take the words of Solomon Friedman, who said that “better than nothing” is a mighty low bar for our Parliament, and that is what I believe. The fact of the matter is that in my speech and throughout the stud

Criminal Records Act  Madam Speaker, that is precisely the problem. Very few people will benefit from the system proposed under Bill C-93. The Canadian Association of Black Lawyers said that it had a lot of clients who did not even know they had a criminal record. If a person does not know that they

Criminal Records Act  Madam Speaker, I do not think the bill would contribute to fairness, and this is why. I already mentioned some of this in my speech, but it bears repeating with regard to the member's question. First, there is a cost. Yes, the Liberals have removed the $600 cost, but they have n

Criminal Records Act  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question. We are paraphrasing what was said. They obviously did not use the words “we can't”, but they made it clear that it was too much work for them and that they did not feel as though they had the capacity to do it. In spite of th

Criminal Records Act  Madam Speaker, it is a pleasure to once again speak to Bill C-93. This bill has a number of flaws and perfectly illustrates why Canadians' trust in the Liberals has been broken. On the eve of the election, the government is settling for half measures that are not even guaranteed

Criminal Records Act  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech. I know that he spoke briefly about this, but I would like to go back to the issue of making the process automatic. When the bill was in committee, we heard that giving it a title that implies the process would cost nothing is

Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, it is extremely dishonest for a member to say that a party voted against a given measure when that member knows full well that budgets contain many measures and that one can only vote against the budget as a whole. If we could vote on individual measures, things woul

Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question. Some shady individuals try to profit off of vulnerable people by offering services at an astronomical cost. In some cases, these services could have been provided by an MP's office or by people much more honest and reputable, f

Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for Provencher for sharing his time with me. The NDP and the Conservative Party often disagree, but we have been able to work well together in true parliamentary spirit. I have five key points to make. Obviously, there could be more, since we

Telecommunications  Mr. Speaker, with hundreds of people taking to the streets and thousands of petitioners, public engagement in Otterburn Park is strong, for it is clear that the cell tower Telus wants to build in a sensitive woodland does not have social licence. The minister offered to meet wit

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Yellowhead for introducing the bill we are debating today. I also thank him for his years of service in another life. We serve together on the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security. While I tend to disagree with the Cons

Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I want to take a moment to join our colleagues in thanking the member for his service. We had a brief time sitting on committee together. However, as members of the House know, MPs who travel together stay together in a sense. The most cross-partisan friendships that

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, for four years now, the Minister of Public Safety has been ignoring decisions handed down by various courts ruling that excessive use of solitary confinement is unconstitutional. Yesterday, the family of Ashley Smith spoke out against the government's broken promise

Otterburn Park and Richelieu  Mr. Speaker, two municipalities in my riding are celebrating milestone anniversaries this year. The Town of Otterburn Park is celebrating its 50th and the City of Richelieu its 150th. Let me begin with a few words about Richelieu, a municipality on the banks of the Richelieu Riv

National Day of Solidarity with Victims of Anti-religious Bigotry and Violence  Mr. Speaker, it is with a heavy heart that I rise to speak to Motion No. 153. After all, we are discussing violence against people of faith, religious communities and the discrimination they face. In Canada, there is an important tradition of religious freedom and also of religi