The omnibus crime bill is apparently being rushed through the House too fast for the Public Safety Minister.
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Time is short
The Conservatives have invoked time allocation on C-19, the bill that eliminates the long-gun registry. Of the ten government bills debated in the House since Parliament reconvened in June, the Harper government has now invoked time allocation on five of them: C-3 (budget implementation), C-10 (the omnibus crime bill), C-13 (budget implementation), C-18 (Canadian Wheat Board) and C-19.
Opposition for the record
However inevitable the bill’s passage, the Liberals have proposed the following reasoned amendment to the government’s omnibus crime legislation.
Omnibus toughness
The government has announced details of its omnibus crime bill: The Safe Streets and Communities Act, which will bundle together nine separate bills.