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Juanita Nathan

Liberal on Government Orders 2026-06-10

64 words · 2 sentences · 2 clauses

Replying to Glen Motz (Conservative)

“Madam Speaker, the Liberals tell us that the judicial safety valve is necessary to ensure flexibility. However, the criminal justice system already has safety valves in it. Police officers exercise discretion and lay charges, and the prosecutor has discretion on how they are going to handle a case and what that will look like for them. To me, the judicial safety valve would create an additional layer of discretion that would allow courts to effectively override Parliament’s decision. However, Parliament is supposed to be the one that makes these decisions. We know that clause 63 in the bill would go much further by allowing judges to completely disregard mandatory minimums, except for treason and murder. Why is that?”

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Madam Speaker, Claims · 37 wordsthe bill would strengthen mandatory minimums for predators who possess or access child sexual abuse and exploitation materials, restoring 12 mandatory minimums for a range of child sexual offences that were previously struck down by the court.¹² Reasoning · 27 wordsThe safety valve would be there so judges could use their own discretion and so they would have the leeway, when necessary, to make the right decisions.

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Signal · 100

Nothing lost points on Signal.

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Relevance · 100

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Respect · 100

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Clarity · 100

Nothing lost points on Clarity.

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Claims · 2

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1“restoring 12 mandatory minimums for a range of child sexual offences”Bill C-16 would restore 12 mandatory minimum penalties for a range of child sexual offences that were previously struck down by the courts.search
2“the bill would strengthen mandatory minimums for predators who possess or access child sexual abuse and exploitation materials”Bill C-16 would strengthen mandatory minimum penalties for offences involving possession of or access to child sexual abuse and exploitation material.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20