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{
"time": "2026-03-09 13:25:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Hon. Kevin Lamoureux",
"fr": "L'hon. Kevin Lamoureux"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"9203389\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Madam Speaker, the far right members in the Conservative caucus applaud the comment. Sure they would. They are the authors of the letter. It goes on: \u201cConservatives will fight tooth and nail to stop this reckless and unprecedented attack on our freedoms and defend the Canadian Charter of Rights.\u201d What a joke this is. This is actually ridiculous.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9203390\" data-originallang=\"en\">What is the purpose of sending the letter out? It is all about raising money. The Conservatives are sending out thousands of emails across the country, spreading misinformation and fear in order to raise money. That is what that email is, and it is coming from the Conservative Party.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9203391\" data-originallang=\"en\">Another email says, \u201cThe Liberals and Bloc want to prosecute people quoting Scripture. They are trying to push laws that could criminalize passages from the Bible, the Quran, the Torah and other sacred texts.\u201d In this one, they are not looking for money, but rather they are building a data bank.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9203392\" data-originallang=\"en\">We wonder why we finally got the bill through second reading and to committee, months ago, and the Conservative Party is continuing to filibuster at committee stage. The Conservatives do not want the legislation to pass, even though the essence of the legislation is sound, it would make a difference and it was a part of an election platform from Canada's new <a data-HoCid=\"317577\" href=\"/politicians/mark-carney/\" title=\"Mark Carney\">Prime Minister</a> and 300-plus Liberal candidates from coast to coast to coast, dealing with the issue of crime. I am not surprised.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9203393\" data-originallang=\"en\">We have a substantial legislative agenda dealing with crime. If the Conservatives would only recognize what Canadians even in Conservative ridings are hearing, which is that people want legislation. They want action. They want co-operation on the floor of the House of Commons and its standing committees so we can make and pass good, sound public policy. That is what Bill <a data-HoCid=\"13590613\" href=\"/bills/45-1/C-9/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Criminal Code (hate propaganda, hate crime and access to religious or cultural places)\">C-9</a> is, but it is not alone. For this bill, we finally got the okay by getting an opposition party, in particular the Bloc, onside, which would allow our minority Liberal government to ultimately get it through committee and pass it to become law.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9203394\" data-originallang=\"en\">All we have to do is read the propaganda that comes out of the Conservative caucus and listen to what the members say inside the House or in committee, and we will understand that the Conservatives have no intention of passing the legislation. Then if we say we have a motion before us that would guarantee its passage, they try to link it to democracy and freedoms and so forth.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9203395\" data-originallang=\"en\">I sat in opposition for over 20 years. There is a time when the Conservatives have to really reflect on just how effective they are being and question the motivations even within their own leadership. The leadership of the Conservative Party today is an absolute disaster.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9203396\" data-originallang=\"en\"> When we have good, sound public policy to deal with issues that Canadians want us to be dealing with but we continue to have the type of filibustering that we see coming from the Conservative Party, I say shame on the Conservatives who continue to promote that type of behaviour. They should not try to say that we as a government are trying to be anti-democratic. I stood in my place, as I have highlighted before, and asked for the leave of the House to be able to sit until midnight for weeks.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9203397\" data-originallang=\"en\">It is the Conservatives who say no to that, even though they will say they want more time. When they are provided with the opportunity for more time, what do they say? They say no, because it would mean they would have to put in a bit of extra work. They talk about how they want to be able to debate things. That is not the reality. The reality is that they want to use the argument in order to justify their poor behaviour in terms of delivering for Canadians. They have to be dragged kicking and screaming for us to actually get Bill <a data-HoCid=\"13679516\" href=\"/bills/45-1/C-14/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Youth Criminal Justice Act and the National Defence Act (bail and sentencing)\">C-14</a>, bail reform legislation, through the House. They have to be shamed into doing it.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9203398\" data-originallang=\"en\">Let us reflect on what is happening with Bill <a data-HoCid=\"13543613\" href=\"/bills/45-1/C-2/\" title=\"An Act respecting certain measures relating to the security of the border between Canada and the United States and respecting other related security measures\">C-2</a>. The Conservatives cry about certain issues, but when it comes time to actually do something, such as pass legislation, they want to filibuster. Let us take a look at what is happening with Bill C-2. Again, it is an absolute dead end because the official opposition, the Conservative Party, has made the determination that it does not want to deliver for Canadians. It wants to deliver for the Conservative Party alone. That is what its motivation is.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9203399\" data-originallang=\"en\">Let us take a look at some of the substance of the bill itself, if I could get off the motion and look at what Bill <a data-HoCid=\"13590613\" href=\"/bills/45-1/C-9/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Criminal Code (hate propaganda, hate crime and access to religious or cultural places)\">C-9</a> would do. There are some substantial changes that are being proposed in it. Let us think in terms of obstruction and intimidation that are used in order to prevent individuals from having access.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9203400\" data-originallang=\"en\">The Conservatives talk about religious freedom. What about having the freedom to be able to go unimpeded to a church, a mosque or a synagogue? They do not understand it. These are stand-alone hate offences that we would be creating. These are offences\u2014</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"9203389\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Madame la Pr\u00e9sidente, les d\u00e9put\u00e9s d'extr\u00eame droite du caucus conservateur applaudissent ce commentaire. Bien s\u00fbr qu'ils l'applaudissent. Ce sont eux les auteurs de cette lettre. Elle poursuit ainsi: \u00ab Les conservateurs se battront bec et ongles pour mettre fin \u00e0 cette attaque inconsid\u00e9r\u00e9e et sans pr\u00e9c\u00e9dent contre nos libert\u00e9s et pour d\u00e9fendre la Charte canadienne des droits. \u00bb Quelle plaisanterie! C'est franchement ridicule.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9203390\" data-originallang=\"en\">Pourquoi a-t-on envoy\u00e9 cette lettre? Tout simplement pour recueillir des fonds. Les conservateurs envoient des milliers de courriels partout au pays, r\u00e9pandant de la m\u00e9sinformation et de la peur afin de recueillir de l'argent. Voil\u00e0 en quoi consiste ce courriel qui vient du Parti conservateur.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9203391\" data-originallang=\"en\">Dans un autre courriel, on peut lire: \u00ab Les lib\u00e9raux et les bloquistes souhaitent poursuivre les gens qui citent des textes sacr\u00e9s. Ils essaient de faire adopter des lois qui pourraient criminaliser des passages de la Bible, du Coran, de la Torah et d'autres textes sacr\u00e9s. \u00bb Dans ce cas-ci, ils ne cherchent pas \u00e0 obtenir de l'argent, mais plut\u00f4t \u00e0 cr\u00e9er une banque de donn\u00e9es.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9203392\" data-originallang=\"en\">Nous nous demandons pourquoi, alors que le projet de loi a finalement franchi l'\u00e9tape de la deuxi\u00e8me lecture et a \u00e9t\u00e9 renvoy\u00e9 au comit\u00e9 il y a des mois, le Parti conservateur continue de faire de l'obstruction \u00e0 l'\u00e9tape de l'\u00e9tude en comit\u00e9. Les conservateurs ne veulent pas que ce projet de loi soit adopt\u00e9, bien qu'il soit essentiellement bon et qu'il permettrait d'am\u00e9liorer la situation. Il faisait d'ailleurs partie de la plateforme \u00e9lectorale visant \u00e0 lutter contre la criminalit\u00e9 du nouveau <a data-HoCid=\"317577\" href=\"/politicians/mark-carney/\" title=\"Mark Carney\">premier ministre</a> du Canada et des quelque 300 candidats lib\u00e9raux. Je ne suis pas surpris.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9203393\" data-originallang=\"en\">Nous avons un programme l\u00e9gislatif important en mati\u00e8re de criminalit\u00e9. Si seulement les conservateurs reconnaissaient ce que les Canadiens, m\u00eame dans les circonscriptions conservatrices, entendent autour d'eux, \u00e0 savoir que les gens veulent des lois. Ils veulent de l'action. Ils veulent de la coop\u00e9ration \u00e0 la Chambre des communes et au sein des comit\u00e9s permanents afin que nous puissions \u00e9laborer et adopter de bonnes politiques publiques solides. C'est ce que repr\u00e9sente le projet de loi <a data-HoCid=\"13590613\" href=\"/bills/45-1/C-9/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Criminal Code (hate propaganda, hate crime and access to religious or cultural places)\">C\u20119</a>, mais il n'est pas le seul. Dans le cas de ce projet de loi, nous avons finalement obtenu le feu vert en convainquant un parti de l'opposition, en l'occurrence le Bloc, de nous appuyer, ce qui permettra \u00e0 notre gouvernement lib\u00e9ral minoritaire de le faire progresser en comit\u00e9 et de l'adopter.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9203394\" data-originallang=\"en\">Il suffit de lire la propagande qui \u00e9mane du caucus conservateur et d'\u00e9couter ce que ses d\u00e9put\u00e9s disent \u00e0 la Chambre ou en comit\u00e9 pour comprendre que les conservateurs n'ont aucune intention de faire adopter ce projet de loi. Ensuite, lorsque nous disons que la motion dont nous sommes saisis garantirait son adoption, ils tentent de faire un lien avec la d\u00e9mocratie, les libert\u00e9s et ainsi de suite.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9203395\" data-originallang=\"en\">J'ai si\u00e9g\u00e9 dans l'opposition pendant plus de 20 ans. Il arrive un moment o\u00f9 les conservateurs doivent vraiment s'interroger sur leur efficacit\u00e9 et remettre en question les motivations m\u00eames de leur propre direction. La direction actuelle du Parti conservateur est un v\u00e9ritable d\u00e9sastre.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9203396\" data-originallang=\"en\">Nous avons de bonnes politiques publiques qui nous permettraient de nous attaquer aux probl\u00e8mes qui pr\u00e9occupent les Canadiens, et pourtant, nous continuons \u00e0 nous heurter \u00e0 l'obstruction syst\u00e9matique du Parti conservateur. Les conservateurs qui continuent \u00e0 promouvoir ce genre de comportement devraient avoir honte. Ils devraient cesser de pr\u00e9tendre que le gouvernement essaie d'\u00eatre antid\u00e9mocratique. Je me suis lev\u00e9 ici pendant des semaines, comme je l'ai soulign\u00e9, pour demander \u00e0 la Chambre la permission de si\u00e9ger jusqu'\u00e0 minuit.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9203397\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Ce sont les conservateurs qui refusent, m\u00eame s'ils pr\u00e9tendent vouloir plus de temps pour d\u00e9battre. Quand on leur offre cette possibilit\u00e9, que r\u00e9pondent\u2011ils? Ils disent non, parce qu'autrement, ils devraient travailler un peu plus. Ils affirment vouloir d\u00e9battre des enjeux, mais ce n'est pas le cas. La r\u00e9alit\u00e9, c'est qu'ils utilisent cet argument pour justifier leur pi\u00e8tre comportement lorsqu'il s'agit de produire des r\u00e9sultats pour les Canadiens. On a d\u00fb les forcer \u00e0 adopter le projet de loi <a data-HoCid=\"13679516\" href=\"/bills/45-1/C-14/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Youth Criminal Justice Act and the National Defence Act (bail and sentencing)\">C\u201114</a> sur la r\u00e9forme de la mise en libert\u00e9 sous caution. Ils doivent \u00eatre contraints par la honte \u00e0 faire ce qu'il faut.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9203398\" data-originallang=\"en\"> R\u00e9fl\u00e9chissons \u00e0 ce qui se passe dans le cas du projet de loi <a data-HoCid=\"13543613\" href=\"/bills/45-1/C-2/\" title=\"An Act respecting certain measures relating to the security of the border between Canada and the United States and respecting other related security measures\">C\u20112</a>. Les conservateurs se lamentent sur certaines questions, mais quand vient le temps de faire effectivement quelque chose, par exemple adopter un projet de loi, ils se livrent \u00e0 une obstruction syst\u00e9matique. Voyons ce qui se passe dans le cas du projet de loi C\u20112. Ici encore, nous sommes dans une impasse totale parce que l'opposition officielle \u2014 le Parti conservateur \u2014 a d\u00e9cid\u00e9 qu'elle ne veut pas produire de r\u00e9sultats pour les Canadiens. Elle veut en produire pour le Parti conservateur seulement. Voil\u00e0 ce qui la motive.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9203399\" data-originallang=\"en\">Examinons certains des principaux \u00e9l\u00e9ments du projet de loi m\u00eame, si je peux me permettre de mettre la motion de c\u00f4t\u00e9 pour m'arr\u00eater \u00e0 ce que le projet de loi <a data-HoCid=\"13590613\" href=\"/bills/45-1/C-9/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Criminal Code (hate propaganda, hate crime and access to religious or cultural places)\">C\u20119</a> ferait. Il propose certains changements importants. Songeons \u00e0 l'obstruction et \u00e0 l'intimidation, deux tactiques employ\u00e9es pour bloquer l'acc\u00e8s aux lieux religieux ou culturels.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9203400\" data-originallang=\"en\">Les conservateurs parlent de libert\u00e9 religieuse. Qu'en est-il de la libert\u00e9 de se rendre \u00e0 une \u00e9glise, une mosqu\u00e9e ou une synagogue sans \u00eatre g\u00ean\u00e9? Ils ne comprennent pas ce qu'il en est. Il s'agit de cr\u00e9er des infractions particuli\u00e8res relatives \u00e0 la haine. Ce sont des infractions...</p>"
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"en": "Government Business No. 6\u2014Proceedings on Bill C-9",
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