Chak Au

Mr. Speaker, in the Cowichan land claim case, the Liberal government instructed its lawyers to abandon the fee simple argument, the very cornerstone of private property rights in Canada. That decision has created real uncertainty for homeowners, businesses and everyone who depends on secure land ownership in this country. By stepping back in court, the government is effectively walking away from [more]

C-22 Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak to Bill, the lawful access act. Let me be clear from the start. Canada needs lawful access, but Canada must get it right. C-22 Conservatives believe in law and order. We believe that police must be given the tools to stop criminals, dismantle organized crime and protect the most vulnerable, especially in a digital world. Today, this is a real problem. Our [more]

Mr. Speaker, I really appreciate the comments made by my colleague. It is really a tough debate, but it is worthwhile because we are here to work for Canadians and to safeguard their safety and privacy. I am sure that when we debate this in committee, we will do our best to work together so that we can achieve the common goal, which is the betterment of our community and the safety of Canadians.

Mr. Speaker, the government says it supports private property rights, yet it negotiated the Musqueam agreements behind closed doors without protections and consultation with affected communities. That approach is creating uncertainty for homeowners, businesses and investors who rely on transparency and stability. Canadians still feel their property rights are not safeguarded by this Liberal [more]

Mr. Speaker, Canadians are facing a problem, which is a lack of confidence in the government to protect their privacy and their constitutional rights. C-8 Time and again we have seen the Liberal government abuse its power. I hope that in committee, we can have meaningful debate and careful scrutiny of the proposed bill and, again, just like when we talked about Bill, be able to work with our [more]

Mr Speaker, I totally agree with my colleague that this is a very sensitive subject, certainly to Canadians who care about their safety and at the same time care about the protection of their privacy. As I mentioned in my speech, there are some parts of the bill that are very useful and would move us forward in protecting our safety. However, at the same time, it is the duty of the House to very [more]

I find the Auditor General's report very interesting. It says applications were sitting for nearly 60 days waiting to be assigned to a recruiting analyst, and 50% of those positions were vacant. Why are these very important positions needed to process applications sitting half empty while we face a national policing shortage?

That leads to my second question. In your opening remarks, you talked about the trust and confidence of the public in the system. Again, the Auditor General found that this is not only about a shortage. The report also talks about the failure of the RCMP to even determine how many officers it actually needs. There was a failure in setting recruitment targets too low, and it missed its own hiring [more]

Minister, I take issue with the answer you just gave, because you are the person responsible for overseeing RCMP operations, and this problem is not new. It has been ongoing since 2018. How could the government allow this to happen for this long? How could you, as the minister, not take responsibility for it?

Mr. Minister, I have questions for you. As for my first question, you keep talking about hiring 1,000 more RCMP officers, but we just got the Auditor General's report saying that over the audit period, the RCMP hired 2,262 officers and 2,200 left, resulting in almost no net growth. Also, in the last six months, they actually saw negative growth. Did the RCMP ever realize recruitment was not [more]

Mr. Speaker, we have heard from many members of Parliament today that they have received a lot of responses from a wide range of religious groups and leaders. On the other hand, we keep hearing from the other side that people and religious leaders are being misled or are being fed misinformation, as if this is an insult or a put-down to these groups. Does my colleague want to comment on that? Is [more]