Larry Brock

C-236 Parkland Madam Speaker, I rise today in strong support of Bill, introduced by my colleague and friend the hon. member for. It is a bill that speaks to something fundamental, not just in our justice system but also in our shared humanity. It is about dignity and accountability, and above all it is about justice for victims and their families. For most Canadians, when a loved one passes, [more]

C-9 Mr. Speaker, I rise today for the second time this week to speak to Bill, after the Liberals rammed it through committee and this House and are censoring debate on their own censorship bill. At third reading, we are no longer deliberating intentions. We are deciding consequences. The consequence of Bill C-9, as it now stands, is clear: a fundamental change to Canada's Criminal Code that the [more]

Mr. Speaker, that is an excellent question. This country is rooted in faith. We have faith communities and faith organizations right across this country, and they do not accept for one minute this Liberal narrative. Liberals say Canadians and faith communities have nothing to worry about and that they are still protected by the charter. It is that same false, erroneous argument they sold to [more]

Mr. Speaker, sadly, and she is probably not surprised by this, I certainly do not agree with anything my colleague had to say. The justice committee did not debate this particular amendment in good faith. There were no witnesses called. There were no expressions by any of the Liberal members to support the Bloc amendment. The only person who raised it was the Bloc representative on the justice [more]

Mr. Speaker, through all that bluster and noise, I thought I had opened up the door for any member of the Liberal government to stand up and speak directly to the millions of Canadians who would be impacted and are concerned about the position the Liberal government is taking. Why was the bill never drafted to include the removal of a 56-year-old defence? What were the circumstances that caused [more]

C-235 Cowichan—Malahat—Langford Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of this particular bill, Bill, introduced by my colleague, the member for. This is a bill rooted in something very simple yet too often overlooked in our justice system, which is respect for victims and their families. For far too many Canadians, justice does not end at sentencing. For the families of victims who have [more]

C-9 Mr. Speaker, my colleague is absolutely correct. As I indicated in my speech, I am sure that the Liberal Party is a deeply divided caucus when it comes to Bill. Some hon. members: Oh, oh! Larry Brock: Winnipeg North Mr. Speaker, to the people who are heckling me now and to the member for, we heard from people from Winnipeg, we heard from faith leaders in Winnipeg, and they are absolutely [more]

Winnipeg North Mr. Speaker, my colleague's speech was excellent. I have been here most of the day, listening to a number of interventions by the Liberals, particularly the member for. He sounds like a broken record. He has been able to identify one lawyer in Toronto who actually supports the removal of the religious defence. I have listened to the member over a number of days, and that is the [more]

Mr. Speaker, what an absolutely ridiculous preamble and a ridiculous question. It is the same approach the Liberal government took for the invocation of the Emergencies Act. The Liberals said to Canadians, “You have nothing to worry about. Your charter rights are temporarily suspended, but the balance of those charter rights will be upheld.” Now we have had two decisions from the Federal Court, [more]

Mr. Speaker, my colleague is absolutely right. That is the problem. The government chose not to call any evidence whatsoever to support the Bloc amendment that would remove this 56-year-old religious defence. We asked for more meetings, something that was denied by the Liberal Party. In fact, it was even denied by the member from the Bloc Québécois who sits on the justice committee. We asked for [more]

moved: That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting the short title. He said: Mr. Speaker, it is always a pleasure to rise in this great House to speak to the great residents of my riding. C-9 I rise today to speak yet once again to Bill. It is a bill that has many Canadians across all faith communities deeply concerned, and for good reason. The bill was originally presented as a measure to protect [more]