Andrew Lawton

Brantford—Brant South—Six Nations Mr. Speaker, I would like to seek unanimous consent to share my time with my hon. colleague from.

C-9 Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture Mr. Speaker, no community in this country will be protected from hate with legislation that threatens to imprison them for deeply and sincerely held religious beliefs, but that is precisely what Billwould do. This is a bill the Liberals are forcing to a vote today despite the cries of millions of Canadians from multiple faiths and civil society groups [more]

Mr. Speaker, I agree wholeheartedly with those fundamental freedoms. I just do not believe the government is being authentic in its desire to protect them. The parliamentary secretary wanted to weave a narrative in talking about the use of the Emergencies Act involving COVID measures and the nature of the convoy, but I would note that even if all of that were accepted in the same way by [more]

C-9 Mr. Speaker, when I came to this House, I made a commitment to work to make Canada a freer place. I wish it were not the case, but today I have to make good on that pledge. I will be voting against Bill. This is not a surprise to people who have been following the discussions we have been having over the last few months. Instead of focusing on the fact that we are not complying with what the [more]

Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. The parliamentary secretary may not recall them, but I actually have the minister's comments. Can I get unanimous consent to table them?

C-9 Mr. Speaker, I am glad the Liberals are getting their money's worth with their media bailout, but that does not eliminate the many concerns that Canadians have raised across this country. The Liberals say, when these civil liberties concerns are put at their feet, to just trust them that they will not violate charter rights, because the charter protects those rights. However, last week, that [more]

Mr. Speaker, I have answered this question from the Bloc members so many times. I wish they would listen to my response. The case of Adil Charkaoui was a failing in political leadership and prosecutorial discretion. The religious defence was never cited by prosecutors as being a rationale for not charging Charkaoui, and more importantly, the religious defence does not apply to any Criminal Code [more]

Mr. Speaker, I am glad to have an illustration of what I mentioned in my speech. This is the Liberals doing the “It does not do anything, therefore there is no point in opposing it” argument, to which I would ask, “Then what is the harm in leaving it in?” C-9 I absolutely believe in the rights enumerated in our charter. I only wish the Liberal government had the same view. If it did, it would [more]

Mr. Speaker, I am so glad to have been ready and willing to rise on this adjournment proceeding on behalf of the good people of Elgin—St. Thomas—London South. The question on which I am following up is one that has become even more timely since I asked the original question of the government in question period, although if we look at the response, we realize that question period is not an [more]

Mount Royal Mr. Speaker, the short answer to that is no. I would actually point out that the member forwas urged by former Liberal member of Parliament Irwin Cotler to consider leaving the Liberal Party because of anti-Semitism in the Liberal Party. If he wants to talk about inaction, he needs to look around at his colleagues. The Liberal government has no moral high ground to be the arbiters of [more]

Mr. Speaker, I think there should be unanimous consent, but in the absence of that, we would request a recorded division.