Frank Valeriote, MP - Guelph

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Frank Valeriote

Political Affiliation:Liberal Caucus

Constituency:Guelph Map – Elections Canada

Province / Territory:Ontario

Email:Frank.valeriote@parl.gc.ca

Web Site:www.frankvaleriotemp.ca

Preferred Language:English

Hill Office House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1A 0A6 Telephone: 613-996-4758 Fax: 613-996-9922 Mail may be sent postage-free to any Member of Parliament.

Constituency Office(s)

• 40 Cork Street East Guelph, Ontario N1H 2W8 Telephone: 519-837-8276 Fax: 519-837-8443

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Safe Streets and Communities Act
Government Orders
September 22nd, 2011 / 12:45 p.m.
Liberal

Frank Valeriote Guelph, ON

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What I disagree with is the ideological commitment to absolute minimum sentences in all circumstances, where the government takes away the discretion of a judge, a lawyer, a crown attorney, a probation officer who has prepared a pre-sentence report and they say, perhaps, that in a minor incident of possession of marijuana plants there is a better solution than to throw the fellow in jail.
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http://openparliament.ca/debates/2011/9/22/frank-valeriote-3/