Roman Baber

Prime Minister Mr. Speaker, thepromised the fastest-growing economy in the G7. Instead, Canada is the only G7 country in a recession: not a technical recession, a full-blown recession with two consecutive quarters of contraction. Since this Prime Minister took office, Canada has had three out of four quarters of contraction. While 2.2 million Canadians are at the food bank, this Prime Minister [more]

Prime Minister Mr. Speaker, lights are out on the north side of the House, no more excuses. Canada is the only G7 country in a recession. Where is the fastest-growing economy? Instead, we have the highest household debt in the G7 and the second-highest unemployment, and insolvencies are at the highest level since 2009. All these metrics got worse under this, but he continues to choke Canadian [more]

Attorney General, we engage in the application of facts in law and we engage in these questions every day of the week, and that's what's happening in my riding in north Toronto, so I'd like to take exception to what you're saying. The chant for intifada has been deemed criminal in the United Kingdom, in Germany and in many gulf states. I think it's outrageous that while we all agree that the [more]

Thank you.

Attorney General, your government and you yourself often talk about the need to combat anti-Semitism. C-9 I represent one of the most Jewish ridings in the country. Since the passage of Billin the House of Commons, there have been at least five shootings at Toronto synagogues. Shootings at a place of worship are already illegal, but we don't have an absence-of-law problem; unfortunately, we have [more]

I wasn't asking what the appropriate penalty should be. I was asking if you believe that incitement to violence should be an arrestable offence. C-257 C-9 You're familiar with my private member's bill, Bill, to criminalize the wilful promotion of terrorism. During clause-by-clause consideration of Bill, MP Housefather brought amendments to essentially affect the passing of my bill but then [more]

It's held because of a government request. It's the government that's ordering the private sector to hold it. It doesn't matter whether the government is holding it or whether the private sector is holding it for you. The private sector would be an agent of the government.

Also, his ministry—

Yes, please.

I don't understand why the Liberal government is so obsessed with policing speech and imposing censorship. Will online harms include a bringing back of section 13, as existed in its previous version, where anybody who essentially takes offence to something said online can bring a complaint to the tribunal?