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{
"time": "2018-10-24 17:20:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Michael Cooper",
"fr": "M. Michael Cooper"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"5615456\" data-originallang=\"en\">Thank you, Mr. Chair.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5615457\" data-originallang=\"en\">I fully support this clause. I certainly support the repeal of section 159, but I have to say I don't understand why it has taken this government so long to repeal this zombie section of the Criminal Code.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5615458\" data-originallang=\"en\">I can remember back in the fall of 2016 the government announced Bill <a data-HoCid=\"8587634\" href=\"/bills/42-1/C-32/\" title=\"An Act related to the repeal of section 159 of the Criminal Code\">C-32</a>, with great fanfare about how it was going to repeal section 159. It was such a priority of this government, but that bill remains stuck at first reading, two years later. Then it tried again and introduced Bill <a data-HoCid=\"8804045\" href=\"/bills/42-1/C-39/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Criminal Code (unconstitutional provisions) and to make consequential amendments to other Acts\">C-39</a> on March 8 of 2017, to again repeal section 159. That was such a priority of this government that the bill remains stuck at first reading\u2014by the way, to the chagrin of the McCann family in my riding, who have suffered as a result of the misapplication of the zombie law. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5615459\" data-originallang=\"en\">Now finally they've thrown it into this very flawed piece of legislation. Perhaps it's one of the few good things to come out of Bill <a data-HoCid=\"9745407\" href=\"/bills/42-1/C-75/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Youth Criminal Justice Act and other Acts and to make consequential amendments to other Acts\">C-75</a>. Again, I'm happy to support it. It's just disappointing that it's been two years.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"5615456\" data-originallang=\"en\">Merci, monsieur le pr\u00e9sident.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5615457\" data-originallang=\"en\">J'appuie enti\u00e8rement cet article. Je suis certainement pour l'abrogation de l'article 159, mais je dois dire que je ne comprends pas pourquoi le gouvernement a tant tard\u00e9 \u00e0 abroger cet article zombie du Code criminel.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5615458\" data-originallang=\"en\">Je me souviens qu'\u00e0 l'automne 2016, le gouvernement a annonc\u00e9 en grande pompe le projet de loi <a data-HoCid=\"8587634\" href=\"/bills/42-1/C-32/\" title=\"An Act related to the repeal of section 159 of the Criminal Code\">C-32</a>, qui allait abroger l'article 159. Il s'agissait d'une priorit\u00e9 de premier plan pour ce gouvernement, mais ce projet de loi est toujours bloqu\u00e9 en premi\u00e8re lecture, deux ans plus tard. Puis, il y a eu une nouvelle tentative et le projet de loi <a data-HoCid=\"8804045\" href=\"/bills/42-1/C-39/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Criminal Code (unconstitutional provisions) and to make consequential amendments to other Acts\">C-39</a> a \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9pos\u00e9 le 8 mars 2017, toujours pour abroger l'article 159. C'\u00e9tait une telle priorit\u00e9 de ce gouvernement que le projet de loi est rest\u00e9 bloqu\u00e9 \u00e0 l'\u00e9tape de la premi\u00e8re lecture, au grand dam de la famille McCann dans la circonscription que je repr\u00e9sente, qui a souffert de la mauvaise application de cette disposition zombie.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5615459\" data-originallang=\"en\">Il fait maintenant partie de ce projet de loi tr\u00e8s imparfait. C'est peut-\u00eatre l'une des rares bonnes choses comprises dans le projet de loi <a data-HoCid=\"9745407\" href=\"/bills/42-1/C-75/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Youth Criminal Justice Act and other Acts and to make consequential amendments to other Acts\">C-75</a>. Encore une fois, je suis heureux de l'appuyer. Il est tout simplement d\u00e9cevant que ces deux ann\u00e9es se soient \u00e9coul\u00e9es.</p>"
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