44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 11, 2022 10:00AM
- Feb/11/22 11:19:57 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, from the outset, we have been supporting all the cities impacted by the convoy.
We added resources. For example, RCMP officers can provide tactical and logistical support. The RCMP is ready to provide additional assistance. Today, we had a productive meeting with the City of Ottawa.
We will keep following the evidence and continue our strategy of getting out of this pandemic through vaccination.
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- Feb/11/22 11:21:16 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, we have a strategy and a very clear plan. Our strategy is to use vaccination to get us through the pandemic.
We will continue to listen to government public health experts to make decisions about measures at the border. That is the plan, and it is a very effective one.
The convoy needs to leave Ottawa. What is happening is not a lawful demonstration. People living in Canada must obey the law.
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- Feb/11/22 11:26:28 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, from vandalism to violence, the convoy has disrupted the lives of the people of Ottawa. No one is above the law, and we expect the law to be enforced.
We have been there from the beginning to support the City of Ottawa and the police, and this includes providing additional RCMP officers. Our top priority is to end the illegal blockades, enforce the law and help the people of Ottawa return to normal life.
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- Feb/11/22 11:27:42 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, perhaps my colleague did not hear the news.
The federal government has already taken action. We added resources to help the Ottawa Police Service not once, not twice, but three times. We added officers to assist the Ottawa police officers. We also did that in Coutts, where we continue to work in collaboration with the Government of Alberta.
Since the beginning of this convoy, this government has taken meaningful action such as—
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- Feb/11/22 11:29:01 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, right from the beginning of this convoy, we have been showing strong leadership by providing law enforcement with all of the resources they need in Ottawa, in Windsor and in Coutts, Alberta.
My colleague refers to seeing leadership at the federal level. Yesterday, I was very pleased to have participated in a call between the Prime Minister and all opposition parties. I think that was a very constructive dialogue.
Some hon. members: Oh, oh!
Hon. Marco Mendicino: While our colleagues are heckling, I am calling on the Conservatives to join the federal government in calling on the convoy to—
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- Feb/11/22 11:30:24 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, my colleague is absolutely correct in that 90% of Canadians have taken up their vaccinations. It is a small, angry lot that continues to participate in these illegal blockades, which is why the government will provide law enforcement with all of the tools and resources they need.
Our number one priority is very clear and that is to end the illegal blockades, uphold the law and make sure we get trade and travel moving again. That is why it is so imperative that every member in the chamber call on the convoy to go home.
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- Feb/11/22 11:36:42 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, just last night the Prime Minister had a conversation with the leader of the Conservative Party and all other leaders. Of course we do not agree on all of the ways in which we are going to get out of the pandemic, but the single golden thread that has run through our strategies is that we have to get people vaccinated. It is nice now to see that the Conservatives have finally realized that we can have disagreements but we cannot break the law. That is why it is important that we all encourage the members of these illegal blockades to go home.
No one is above the law. I would think the Conservative Party, which is a party that claims to be the party of law and order, would do the same thing.
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- Feb/11/22 12:05:17 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I can assure my colleague that we are in touch with her community. I also want to say that the arrangements that exist between the RCMP and provinces and municipalities are well established, so there is a framework there to ensure that there is a cost-sharing agreement. Of course, we want to be fair and equitable as much as possible and those processes will follow.
I want to take a moment to thank the RCMP for all of the concrete support that it is offering communities right now with the illegal blockades, which is why it is imperative that the protesters go home.
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- Feb/11/22 12:06:30 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, to be clear, there are long-standing arrangements that exist between the federal government, the provinces and the municipalities. Of course, we remain in very close touch with them to ensure that there is fair and equitable support when it comes to the RCMP.
We will always be sure that the RCMP are properly resourced so that they can provide public safety in communities across the country, which is something that we need now more than ever as we see illegal blockades. It is important that those blockades end and protestors go home so that Canadians can get back to their normal lives.
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