Discussion · Government Orders
Ryan Turnbull Liberal
“This bill creates a separate crime for hate. I want to know if the member thinks someone should get a harsher punishment if they commit a crime because of hate.”
“Madam Speaker, although I disagree with much of the speech of the member opposite, what I wanted to know from her is, since this bill proposes a stand-alone hate offence in the Criminal Code, which essentially doubles up on other offences, if someone in her community were to commit a theft, for example, of a convenience store, but they did it based on a hate motivation, does she believe that person should have a tougher sentence? This is what I want to know from the member. Is she tough on crime? Does she believe a hate-motivated crime should be a tougher offence?”
Official Hansard
Madam Speaker, although I disagree with much of the speech of the member opposite, what I wanted to know from her is, since this bill proposes a stand-alone hate offence in the Criminal Code, which essentially doubles up on other offences, if someone in her community were to commit a theft, for example, of a convenience store, but they did it based on a hate motivation, does she believe that person should have a tougher sentence? This is what I want to know from the member. Is she tough on crime? Does she believe a hate-motivated crime should be a tougher offence?