Mel Arnold

Madam Speaker, the parliamentary secretary provides us so much fuel for questions for him that I am going to run out of time even explaining some of them in point form. He talked about affordability measures, which we opposed simply because those affordability measures added to the unaffordability crisis that we are in right now. He was first elected in 1988, he stated. He has been with the [more]

Madam Speaker, I rise today to present a petition. Lawful firearms owners in Canada continue to be under attack by the Liberal government. At the same time, the Liberal government lets criminals and gangs run free in our streets. The petition is presented on behalf of residents across Kamloops—Shuswap—Central Rockies. Petitioners call on the Government of Canada to end its assault on law-abiding [more]

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to salute the sockeye that return every fall to the world-famous Adams River, known as the richest 300 acres in the world. This return is the final chapter for thousands of sockeye that hatched in the river four years ago before beginning their epic journeys through the Thompson and Fraser rivers and Pacific Ocean. After swimming thousands of kilometres, the weathered [more]

Thank you, Mr. Chair. C-16 C-221 I have sections of Billthat deal with this potential redundancy. Subsections 204(4) and 204(6) deal with this. Subsection 204(4) states, “If section 1 of the other Act”, referring to Bill, because this is from Bill C-16, “comes into force on the same day as subsection 190(4) of this Act, then that section 1 is deemed never to have come into force and is [more]

I'm not sure. You have a different version. Okay. Yes. I missed that. Proposed subclause 3(5) would be: (5) Subsection 190(4) and section 194 come into force on the first anniversary of the day on which Bill C-221, introduced in the 1st session of the 45th Parliament and entitled An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (disclosure of information to victims), receives royal [more]

C-16 There are coordinating amendments in Billto deal with this potential. The government foresaw the potential conflict and dealt with that in the clauses in Bill C-16.

Mr. Chair, could I ask for a short recess? We're trying to determine whether the amendments are actually necessary at this point.

That's all the bill is—10 words—so that an explanation is provided to the victims. As you said, the criminals get all kinds of opportunities and all kinds of information. It's not just Ms. Freeman, who's here today. Tens of thousands of victims out there are looking for an explanation for that big question of why. There are no hidden agendas in this: Just please explain why. Thank you.

C-16 This was Billof this Parliament. That's correct.

Thank you. Thank you for the question. C-221 C-16 As I mentioned in my opening remarks, the measures proposed in Billwere captured in Bill, but Bill C-16 also contained a clause that these measures would be brought into force only through an order in council. This is why we've had appropriate amendments drafted for Bill C-221 that would see those measures brought into force in a reasonable time [more]

Yes, I do, in CPC-1.

I'll speak to it, and I'll read it out, if you'll indulge me. C-221 The amendment is that Bill, in clause 3, be amended by replacing lines 8 to 42 on page 2 with the following: “2026, c. 19 Protecting Victims Act 3 Subsection 205(4) of the Protecting Victims Act is replaced by the following: (4) Sections 187 and 188, subsections 190(1) to (3) and sections 191 to 193 and 195 come into force [more]

That's correct.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. C-16 C-221 If you check Bill, I believe you will find it has clauses regarding the passing of Bill, clauses that deal with the potential conflict that I think was misunderstood here. There are clauses specifically in Bill C-16 that refer to whether Bill C-221 passes first or comes into force—

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you, Ms. Freeman and Dr. Carrie, for all of your work and support, not just today but over the years, in advocating for the rights of victims of crime. Mr. Chair, Canadians look to us, their elected representatives in Parliament, to deliver results. C-16 Last December, the government tabled Bill, the Protecting Victims Act. It was examined by this committee over the [more]