Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, in addressing the mental health needs of the emergency workers who protect Canadians, there is always much more that we can do together. A national PTSI action plan, released today, will support prevention, early intervention, stigma reduction, care and treatment for

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, pursuant to section 26 of the Privacy Act, the discussion of case specifics without the prior written consent of the individual in question is prohibited.

Criminal Records Act  moved for leave to introduce Bill C-93, an act to provide no-cost, expedited record suspensions for simple possession of cannabis. (Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)

Justice  Mr. Speaker, once again, I would make the point that the RCMP in this country is completely independent. It makes its own decisions in a professional way about where and when to investigate anything. As a matter of fact, the former attorney general for the Conservative Party, Mr.

Justice  Mr. Speaker, with respect to the RCMP, the opposition House leader should know that the force is entirely independent. It makes its own decisions and judgments about how, when and where to commence investigations. It never consults with the Minister of Public Safety; neither shou

Corrections and Conditional Release Act  Mr. Speaker, absolutely not. When we heard from the former attorney general in her testimony before the justice committee earlier this week, there were two points she made abundantly clear. She was asked these questions several times by different members of the justice committee,

Corrections and Conditional Release Act  Mr. Speaker, I think the hon. gentleman is caught in a bit of a time warp. The legislation has been amended. In fact, a number of the safeguards witnesses before the committee asked for have now been made part of the legislation, particularly the whole process of independent revi

Corrections and Conditional Release Act  Mr. Speaker, the committee heard from an extensive list of witnesses representing a range of experiences, backgrounds and expertise, people who could offer good, practical input into the operation of our correctional system. They had some very clear recommendations to make. The c

Corrections and Conditional Release Act  Mr. Speaker, I invite the hon. gentleman to read the deficit reduction action plan that was imposed by his party when the Conservatives were in government. I believe that the year 2010, followed by the budget of 2011, followed by the budget of 2012 and all those budgets imposed s

Corrections and Conditional Release Act  moved that Bill C-83, An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and another Act, be read the third time and passed. Mr. Speaker, I am very glad that we have reached together the third reading stage of Bill C-83, legislation that would significantly strengthen

Corrections and Conditional Release Act  The opposition has correctly noted that is not our government's approach, and I am very proud of the fact that we have worked together on amendments. Most of the amendments made at the committee responded directly to various questions that were raised by witnesses about whether

Corrections and Conditional Release Act  moved that the bill be concurred in at report stage with further amendments.

Justice  Mr. Speaker, as I replied in my last answer, we are not aware of any such activity in relation to the RCMP and neither should we be, because the RCMP is completely independent.

Justice  Mr. Speaker, as members of the House should know, the RCMP is totally independent. It never consults the Minister of Public Safety with respect to whether to launch or pursue an investigation, and that is exactly how it should be in a free and open democracy like ours.

Justice  Mr. Speaker, the hon. gentleman is pursuing what is an absolutely improper line of questioning. The fact of the matter is that the RCMP is independent and should not be dragged into controversies on the floor of the House of Commons. It enforces the laws of Canada and does it a