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{
"time": "2006-06-12 18:25:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Michel Guimond (Montmorency\u2014Charlevoix\u2014Haute-C\u00f4te-Nord, BQ)",
"fr": ""
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"23429\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Mr. Speaker, I listened carefully to the remarks of my hon. colleague. I would like to have his opinion on the following. Minimum sentences tie the judges' hands. We in the Bloc Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois believe that they do so unnecessarily because, in our opinion\u2014and I am sure that my hon. colleague is thinking along the same lines\u2014judges remain in the best position to determine what sentence is the most appropriate in light of all the facts of the case. They hear evidence and submissions. They, better than anyone else, should know what sentence would be the best. With this bill, the government would be taking this discretion away from judges. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"23430\" data-originallang=\"fr\">The second point on which I would like to hear my hon. colleague is the opinion of all crime experts that the use of minimum sentences does not lower the crime rate or the recidivism rate. That is a major reason to oppose Bill C-10.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"23431\" data-originallang=\"fr\">I would like to hear my hon. colleague on these two points.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"23429\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, j'ai \u00e9cout\u00e9 attentivement les propos de mon coll\u00e8gue. J'aimerais avoir son avis sur l'aspect suivant. Les peines minimales ont pour effet de lier les mains des juges. Au Bloc qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois, nous sommes d'avis que ces peines minimales lient inutilement les mains des juges car nous consid\u00e9rons \u2014 et je suis persuad\u00e9 que mon coll\u00e8gue va dans le m\u00eame sens \u2014 que les juges demeurent les personnes les mieux plac\u00e9es pour d\u00e9terminer la sentence la plus appropri\u00e9e \u00e0 la lumi\u00e8re de l'ensemble des faits qui lui sont soumis. C'est le juge qui a entendu la preuve et les plaidoiries. C'est lui qui est le mieux plac\u00e9 pour savoir quelle serait la peine la plus appropri\u00e9e. Par ce projet de loi, le gouvernement veut retirer aux juges ce pouvoir discr\u00e9tionnaire. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"23430\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Le deuxi\u00e8me aspect sur lequel j'aimerais entendre mon coll\u00e8gue, c'est que tous les sp\u00e9cialistes du domaine de la criminalit\u00e9 nous ont indiqu\u00e9 que l'utilisation des peines minimales ne fait baisser ni le taux de criminalit\u00e9 ni le taux de r\u00e9cidive. C'est une raison importante pour s'opposer \u00e0 ce projet de loi C-10. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"23431\" data-originallang=\"fr\">J'aimerais entendre mon coll\u00e8gue sur ces deux questions. </p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2006/6/12/michel-guimond-2/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/michel-guimond/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/436/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "1588389",
"h1": {
"en": "Government Orders",
"fr": ""
},
"h2": {
"en": "Criminal Code",
"fr": ""
},
"document_url": "/debates/2006/6/12/",
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}
}