Justice committee  Great. Thank you for that. The third component of Bill C-5 is the expansion of conditional sentencing for very serious offences, including sexual assault, kidnapping, human trafficking, arson for a fraudulent purpose. I'd be interested in your thoughts on that, as a police

Justice committee   community, such as Cranbrook. I'm well aware of the issues Cranbrook is having: challenges with assaults, vandalism, break and enters, and arson. It almost seems as though it's a bit of a revolving door, with the local police having their hands tied in terms of being able to do any kind

Justice committee  Thank you, Chief. We have to move on, because my time is limited. Bill C-5 removes limitations placed on the use of conditional sentences of imprisonment. Offences such as sexual assault, arson, criminal harassment, kidnapping, trafficking of persons, abduction of persons under

Justice committee  , abduction of a person under the age of 14, theft over $5,000, breaking and entering a place other than a dwelling-house, being unlawfully in a dwelling-house, arson for a fraudulent purpose, assault causing bodily harm or with a weapon, and impaired driving causing death, among other

Justice committee   mandatory minimums”. While it's true that under the Safe Streets and Communities Act the Conservative government removed the application of conditional sentences for such crimes as arson, trafficking in persons for material benefit, sexual assault and criminal harassment, I want to speak

Justice committee   endangering or likely to endanger the life or safety of another person or inflicting or likely to inflict severe psychological damage on another person In my opinion, for the offences of sexual assault, criminal harassment, kidnapping, human trafficking, arson and abduction of a person

The Environment  Madam Speaker, the Conservatives are applauding the government's plan. That says it all. On Monday, the IPCC, the group of UN environmental experts, will be tabling a new report. In a report released last month, the UN said that the biggest polluters are guilty of arson on our

COVID-19 Protests  Madam Speaker, yesterday at the public safety committee, Ottawa chief of police Steve Bell confirmed that no firearms were found during the clearing of the Ottawa protest. We also learned that an arrest was made concerning a disturbing arson attempt and that the accused had

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, this is an answer that keeps being postponed. The UN Secretary General has made a lot of statements. He said that the world's biggest polluters are guilty of arson on our only home and that this abdication of leadership is criminal. We expect leadership from

Natural Resources committee   polluters are guilty of arson of our only home.” Mr. Marshall—and Ms. Levin, if you'd like to add to it—you said “call the industry's bluff on emissions intensity”. I think it's important that we do away with myths and stick with facts in this committee. I know you've spoken

Emergencies Act   an illegal occupation. People in residential areas of Ottawa have been harassed. People do not feel safe in their own homes. There have been reports of attempted arson of a residential building. The convoy has given itself unlawful powers to detain people. We have seen large numbers

Emergencies Act   arson, all of which was caught on video. Prior to this weekend, efforts by the Ottawa police to maintain law and order in the nation's capital were unsuccessful, resulting in both the City of Ottawa and the Conservative Government of Ontario declaring a state of emergency. All

Emergencies Act   of our capital throughout the occupation, with hate crimes, misogyny, arson, vandalism and intimidation. The list is long. Importantly, the Emergencies Act is democratic. It is an act of Parliament already debated and passed by both Houses, given royal assent, proclaimed and gazetted

Emergencies Act  Mr. Speaker, I agree that in this case we are talking about people who were explicit in their intention to undermine our democracy. Over the past few weeks we have seen assaults, attempted arson, widespread harassment of homes and workplaces, promotion of hate and then also

Emergencies Act   participants to stay. The member for Carleton said that he was proud of the convoy and stands with it. Convoy participants occupied the city, making it unbearable for residents. They harassed journalists and health care workers. There were reports of attempted arson, bomb threats