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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 2:23:06 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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Context: House Hansard - 32 - Feb/16/22
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • Feb/16/22 3:01:45 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it is extremely important for everyone to understand that the Emergencies Act is written and structured in an extremely clear way and that we are following the instructions for applying it to the letter. From day one, we recognized that we need to target these measures, that they must always be subject to the individual protections in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and that they will be used only if needed by local police. That is how the Emergencies Act works.
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Context: House Hansard - 32 - Feb/16/22
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • Feb/16/22 3:03:08 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Canadians deserve their freedoms back. These illegal blockades have continued to interfere with people's livelihoods, their daily lives— Some hon. members: Oh, oh!
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Context: House Hansard - 32 - Feb/16/22
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau
  • Feb/16/22 3:03:33 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the measures put forward in the Emergencies Act are proportional, responsible and, quite frankly, completely folded within the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The steps we are taking are important and measured to restore order for and freedoms to Canadians in this country. That is exactly what we are doing.
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Context: House Hansard - 32 - Feb/16/22
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Carleton, CPC)
  • Feb/16/22 4:37:27 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-11 
Mr. Speaker, I took my mask off to speak. I note the member had his mask off while he was very quickly condemning others for not wearing a mask. It is ironic. Mr. Mark Gerretsen: He has had it off for 10 minutes. He just lied to the House. Hon. Pierre Poilievre: The minister wants us to trust his government to regulate what Canadians see and say online. Let us look at how the government uses the powers it has. This very week, it decided to invoke the never-before-used Emergencies Act, an act with vast powers. It was not used after the attacks of 9/11. It was not used when a gunman came into the parliamentary buildings after shooting a Canadian soldier dead. It was not used with the blockades of the pipeline in British Columbia. These powers will allow the government to invade the privacy, the freedoms and even the bank accounts of Canadians. That is why the Conservatives will fight it all the way. The Conservatives will fight against this abuse. The government has abused the freedoms of Canadians. Why should Canadians now trust that same abusive government with the power to censor what Canadians see and say online?
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