Justice committee  The core mandate of the advisory board was to assess candidates against the published assessment criteria and to submit to the Prime Minister the names of three to five qualified and functionally bilingual candidates. In accordance with the agreement with the Government of Queb

Justice committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I will make a statement, then the Right Honourable Kim Campbell will speak, and then I will speak again. Afterwards, we will answer your questions together. Mr. Chairman, Right Honourable Kim Campbell, members of the committee and other parliamentarians in

Justice  Mr. Speaker, as the hon. member well knows, free expression is something that we value in the country. He should also know that in the current context with online platforms, the limits of free speech, justifiable limits of free speech, is something that any government should be l

Intergovernmental Relations  Mr. Speaker, our position has always been clear. It is not up to the government or to politicians to tell people what to wear or not to wear. Canada is already a secular country, and that is reflected in our institutions. We believe that this new law violates fundamental rights

Intergovernmental Relations  Mr. Speaker, we are the party of the charter. We have always defended the rights and freedoms it guarantees, as well as other fundamental rights of society. It is not up to the government or to a political party to tell people what to wear or not to wear. It is as simple as that.

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for his question. It is good to interact with him again after our first year in trade. I would reject the premise of the question in the sense that we have created a number of hybrid offences that could be prosecuted either by way of summary

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I was not the person shepherding the bill during the proceedings in front of the justice committee in this place. That being said, I did work with the Senate committee quite closely with respect to the amendments proposed on IPV and vulnerable victims, in particular,

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, the hon. member's question is a good one. The bill as it went to the other place reserved preliminary inquiries or the right to preliminary inquiry for only offences that carry the potential of a life sentence. We heard from senators. We heard from criminal defence l

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for his work on the justice committee on this bill and other bills. With great deference, I took over the bill at a certain stage at which the point on mandatory minimums had already been settled for the time being. I have committed publicly

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I hope that everyone in this House will join me. The fourth element is on reclassification of offences. Reclassification of offences is another key element of Bill C-75 that will modernize and streamline the Criminal Code and promote a more efficient and economical

Criminal Code  moved: That a Message be sent to the Senate to acquaint Their Honours that, in relation to Bill C-75, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Youth Criminal Justice Act and other Acts and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, the House: agrees with amendments 1, 2,

Intergovernmental Relations  Mr. Speaker, our position has always been clear. It is not up to politicians to tell people what to wear or what not to wear. Canada is already a secular country and that is reflected in our institutions. No one should have to choose between their religion and their job. This ne

Intergovernmental Relations  Mr. Speaker, I have known the chair of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights for many years. He is a proud Quebecker. He is a proud Canadian. He is entitled to his opinion on an issue that is so fundamental to Quebec. We as a government have always defended the char

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, my colleague's basic assumptions are incorrect. A typical middle-class family of four is receiving an average of $2,000 more a year thanks to the Canada child benefit. The debt-to-GDP ratio is clearly on a downward track. We have control over our finances, something

Finance  Mr. Speaker, after 10 years of weak growth, the Canadian economy has bounced back. We now have one of the fastest-growing economies in the G7. The economy has created over a million jobs since 2015, and unemployment is now at its lowest in 40 years. Our economic record is excell