Discussion · Government Orders
Kevin Lamoureux Liberal
“The courts struck down several mandatory minimum sentences because they broke the rules of the Constitution. We brought them back by adding an exception judges can use, and a former Conservative justice critic agreed with that. I want the member to explain why that critic supported the idea.”
“Madam Speaker, I wonder if the member could provide her thoughts on why the Conservatives’ former critic of justice seemed to be of the opinion that a safety valve was necessary. We had a number of mandatory minimums that were ruled to be unconstitutional. By having the safety valve, we were able to reinstate mandatory minimums. That is a good thing. The Conservative former critic agreed to that.”
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Madam Speaker, I wonder if the member could provide her thoughts on why the Conservatives’ former critic of justice seemed to be of the opinion that a safety valve was necessary. We had a number of mandatory minimums that were ruled to be unconstitutional. By having the safety valve, we were able to reinstate mandatory minimums. That is a good thing. The Conservative former critic agreed to that.