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House Hansard - 32

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 16, 2022 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 32 - Feb/16/22
Hon. Candice Bergen (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Feb/16/22 2:21:50 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it is clear the Prime Minister has more of a political emergency on his hands than a national emergency. The borders at Coutts, Surrey, Windsor and Emerson have all been cleared. There are no more blockades at any borders. Trucks are still here downtown in Ottawa and they need to move. In light of the rapidly changing landscape, can the Prime Minister tell us where the serious threat of violence is to Canadians for ideological purposes, which is the threshold that needs to be met for the Emergencies Act?
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Context: House Hansard - 32 - Feb/16/22
Hon. Candice Bergen (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Feb/16/22 2:23:06 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the law is clear: Any limitations to Canadians' fundamental freedoms must be justified and must meet a legal criteria. Experts across the country have said these requirements have not been met. The Prime Minister has not given Canadians a clear reason why he is invoking the Emergencies Act. In fact, things are de-escalating as we speak. Why is the Prime Minister using this hammer on Canadians? Is it not true he is doing it just to save his own political skin?
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