Combating Motor Vehicle Theft Act   as arson, theft over $5,000, motor vehicle theft and sexual assault. These are all serious offences that people should get serious jail time for. The member for Prince Albert has rightly said that is wrong. If one is a serious auto thief, one should serve time not in the comfort

Public Safety   on behalf of gangs, and there could be modifiers for cases of children; also restoring mandatory four-year prison sentences for the offence of extortion with a firearm; making arson an aggravating factor for the charge of extortion; and reversing the damage done by Bill C-75

Fisheries committee   and violence in Nova Scotia as evidenced by the witnesses who have come forward to the committee to detail continued violence and lawlessness in their communities, including arson, assault, and attempted murder; (c) closing the elver fishery has resulted in 1,100 job losses, harming

Public Safety committee  Yes, there certainly is a link. Even in some cases of arson—

Protection Against Extortion Act   years would apply to any case involving organized crime. This bill would add an aggravating factor at sentencing when the person convicted of extortion also committed arson. It is an important bill and one that I am very confident my colleague from Edmonton Mill Woods thought about

Protection Against Extortion Act   owners were extorted for large ransoms via threats communicated through digital platforms like WhatsApp. When their demands were not met, the criminals resorted to arson, destroying properties and livelihoods. This case is not isolated but is indicative of a broader pattern enabled

Protection Against Extortion Act  , they were all owned by members of the South Asian community. All these cases used the same methods: letters, phone calls and social media messages threatening arson, drive-by shootings and even kidnapping if protection money is not paid. All the included messages threatened bullets

Protection Against Extortion Act   to direct courts to consider, as an aggravating factor, if that offender, in committing the offence of extortion, also committed arson. We recognize that arson is a serious crime that poses a danger to a community and the public, and there is unquestionable intent to cause damage

Protection Against Extortion Act   years under the Prime Minister, our nation faces a full-blown crisis that demands urgent action. Each day, Canadians wake up to the news of more gun violence, gang shootings, extortion, auto thefts, robberies and arson. That was not the case nine years ago. What happened nine years

Business of Supply   was 2023. Now, in 2024, it is only April and there are already wildfires burning. Last year, 5.7 million acres of Canadian forests burned down because of out-of-control wildfires, and the Conservative leader blamed it on arson, which we know is not the case. Climate change has dried our

Bill S-231 An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Criminal Records Act, the National Defence Act and the DNA Identification Act

against United Nations or associated personnel), (xi.12) section 426 (secret commissions), (xi.13) section 435 (arson for fraudulent purpose), (xi.14) section 436 (arson by negligence), (xi.15) section 436.1 (possession incendiary material), (xi.16) subsection 438(1) (interfering

Government Operations committee  I thought you would say that, Premier, because I looked at a report from your own Ministry of Forestry and Parks, which stated that there were 1,121 wildfires last year. Of those, 91 were caused by arson, and that includes 262 acres out of the 2.2 million acres that were burned

Public Safety   the carbon tax that the Liberals brought forward, but are now having to pay for extra security to protect their businesses and their families from property theft, organized crime, extortion, shootings and arson. This is the new reality for businesses and families in Canada after eight

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, the Blessed Sacrament church in Regina was subject to arson and vandalism, and I believe you will find unanimous consent for the House recognizing the right of Canadians to gather to worship or celebrate their faith—

National Council for Reconciliation Act  . Many churches in indigenous communities, sacred spaces for indigenous Christians, steeped in personal and familial traditions and sometimes containing important community records, have been vandalized or burned down. These acts of arson are not just damaging to property