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Hansard • Number 099
Friday, May 9, 2003
[Hansard – Page 6031]
Mr. Garry Breitkreuz (Yorkton—Melville, Canadian Alliance): Mr. Speaker, the member for Malpeque was once opposed to Bill C-68 because of its search without a warrant provisions.
In 1995 the same MP questioned justice officials about ways to enforce gun registration without turning innocent people into criminals. Why has the MP suddenly become Bill C-68's greatest promoter? Is it perhaps because he is now the Solicitor General?
Hon. Wayne Easter (Solicitor General of Canada, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, my golly, the member for Yorkton—Melville obviously does not realize the world has changed since 1995. I know he is back in that time and age, that is for sure.
If we look at the record, we will see exactly where I stood. Look at the voting record, not statements that were made, as the Minister of National Defence talked about earlier. We debate issues on this side of the House. We are not afraid of having differences of opinion. We do not always vote the party line as they do over there.
The fact of the matter is the world has moved on. These are different times.
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Miss Deborah Grey (Edmonton North, Canadian Alliance): Mr. Speaker, there are so many issues and so little competence to deal with them.
First of all, the intergovernmental affairs minister said this is only about fish. That is wrong. The natural resources minister said we have a great new comprehensive softwood lumber deal. That is wrong too. The Solicitor General just said the world has changed since 1995. His certainly has. Is it not amazing how one's principles change in order to get into cabinet?
How can the government brag so much about botching so many files?
Hon. Wayne Easter (Solicitor General of Canada, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, perhaps we should talk about what the member for Yorkton—Melville asked before.
The point I raised regarding 1995, and maybe the members did not do their research properly, was concerning the problem of not having the capability to search without a warrant. Because of a debate on this side of the House that was changed. It has been a good week within the Liberal Party.
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Oral Question Period
Mr. Garry Breitkreuz (Yorkton—Melville, Canadian Alliance): Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. The Solicitor General's last answer was a misleading of the House because he said that search without a warrant was removed from Bill C-68. That is not true.
The Speaker: I am afraid that is obviously a matter for debate and not a point of order.
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