Divorce Act  moved that the bill be concurred in at report stage.

Divorce Act  (Motion agreed to)

Divorce Act  moved that the bill be read the third time and passed. Mr. Speaker, it is with humility that I rise for the first time as the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada. I want to thank the right hon. Prime Minister for the trust he has placed in me. I also thank the p

Divorce Act  Mr. Speaker, I would first thank the hon. member for his complimentary comments. I share the same sentiment with respect to being willing to work with him and other members of the committee, as well as members on all sides of the House. In the bill, we tried to balance the needs

Divorce Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for her comments. We did what we could with this bill. It is not always easy to determine the income of one of the parties and to ensure that the other parent pays child support. That is why we put in place what we believe to be the best s

Divorce Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member and leader of the Green Party for her comments as well. I have enjoyed working with her in the past on other files, and I certainly will enjoy working with her in the future on these files. The problem the member identifies is a very real one

Divorce Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for the work we have done together on the INDU committee and through our common interest in innovation. Putting the primary focus on the best interests of the child and making that the lens through which we see how situations need to be resol

Divorce Act  Mr. Speaker, as always, the hon. member displays a very in-depth knowledge of the bill and has a great deal to say. I shared some of the opinions and I am open to following the rest through the parliamentary process. During the member's comments, he still used the terms “custody

Justice committee  Thank you.

Justice committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I'm very pleased to be here today, appearing for the first time as the Minister of Justice, to discuss Bill C-84, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (bestiality and animal fighting). The amendments in the bill reflect our government's

Justice committee  Thank you.

Justice committee  It is a fair concern to worry about the length of time legislative reform takes. Certainly, I agree with you, and thank you for your question. This is a serious issue. I think the important thing to underscore from the beginning is that we are dealing with it. You are right—I agr

Justice committee  I salute the work done by our colleague from Calgary Nose Hill. It is true that the purpose, at least regarding bestiality, was quite similar. We've gone further in this bill to add another area of protection—the animal fighting provisions—that were also deemed to be important by

Justice committee  The evidence I have seen, I think, is increasingly going in that direction. I'm not an expert. I can only base it on what I read. To the extent that I have seen the same kinds of studies that you have, it seems to me that is where the scientific evidence is going.

Justice committee  That's a larger question, and I think that question needs to be addressed as part of our ongoing look at these provisions generally. We've committed to that. My predecessor committed to that, and I'm happy to commit to the same thing moving forward. I certainly am quite open to r