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House Hansard - 32

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 16, 2022 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 32 - Feb/16/22
Ms. Leslyn Lewis (Haldimand—Norfolk, CPC)
  • Feb/16/22 2:37:32 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the emergency measures act is a declaration of a state of national urgency. It is a blunt force tool that should only be used under the most serious circumstances when legal powers have been exhausted. Canadians do not believe the Prime Minister has exhausted all efforts. The emergency measures act gives extraordinary powers to the government. The Prime Minister would have received judicial advice from judicial officers. When will the Prime Minister make that advice available to the public?
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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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