Justice committee  Obviously, I share your concern. I won't say we're stuck with this bill. I think this is a good bill.

Justice committee  That is indeed correct. I just wouldn't characterize a good first step as being stuck with something. I think it's a positive step moving forward. I know my predecessor committed at the time we were discussing Bill C-246 to a more comprehensive review of animal protection legisla

Justice committee  Well, I'm going to commit to continuing that process.

Justice committee  Absolutely. Is that the dog fighting in Ontario report?

Justice committee  Absolutely.

Justice committee  There was a specific concern raised by one of our colleagues in the House of Commons about the use of the word “baiting”, and the response that came back seemed quite unequivocal, that the word “baiting” in English in this context would only be taken to mean what was done in anim

Justice committee  Frankly, I'm not a legislative drafter.

Justice committee  I have similar knowledge of English and French as you have, and I don't know if there's a technical meaning to “assists at” in English in a legislative drafting sense.

Justice committee  We could provide that answer to you, if that would be fine.

Justice committee  Thank you. It's always a pleasure.

Ethics  Mr. Speaker, the case in question is being prosecuted by the Public Prosecution Service of Canada, which operates independently from the Department of Justice and my office. Lawyers with the Attorney General of Canada are meeting all their obligations to the court regarding the l

Ethics  Mr. Speaker, as I just said in French, the prosecution in question is being handled by the Public Prosecution Service of Canada, which operates independently from the Department of Justice and my office. Counsel to the Attorney General of Canada is fulfilling all of its obligati

Ethics  Mr. Speaker, as the hon. member well knows, according to the sub judice principle, best articulated by former member of Parliament, Peter Van Loan, members are expected to refrain from discussing matters before the courts or under judicial consideration in order to protect those

Divorce Act  Madam Speaker, our government wants to work co-operatively with all members of the House to advance, through Parliament, a bill that is quite frankly 20 years overdue. At second reading, 32 members of the House rose to speak on the bill or to ask a question: 15 members from the

Divorce Act  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for her question. She is right that there is a consensus. Canadian stakeholders and experts agree that this is a good bill and that we should move forward. I will quote Ms. Siham Haddadi of the Barreau du Québec. ...the Barreau du Québec w