Discussion · Government Orders
Dan Albas Conservative
“I agree that rules are useless if there are no consequences for breaking them. This bill needs clearer penalties. We should send it to committee so we can fix that.”
“Mr. Speaker, that is a tough but fair question, and one for which I must show respect to the member. I affectionately call him the sheriff because of his previous career in law enforcement, during which he served his community ably. I would simply say that we can have a rule, but if we do not have consequences, then people are not going to respect the law. The sheriff is absolutely right. There needs to be more. This is why we should get it to committee, and it is why that member, I hope, will be pushing for those penalties to be clarified.”
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Mr. Speaker, that is a tough but fair question, and one for which I must show respect to the member. I affectionately call him the sheriff because of his previous career in law enforcement, during which he served his community ably. I would simply say that we can have a rule, but if we do not have consequences, then people are not going to respect the law. The sheriff is absolutely right. There needs to be more. This is why we should get it to committee, and it is why that member, I hope, will be pushing for those penalties to be clarified.