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House Hansard - 33

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 17, 2022 10:00AM
  • Feb/17/22 11:57:23 p.m.
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Qujannamiik, Uqaqtittiji. I am very concerned about the extremist ideologies spreading across Canada. I have seen threats from as far as New Brunswick. Is it not important to prevent further support of these extremist views from taking root in the rest of Canada?
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  • Feb/17/22 11:57:47 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for mentioning that this network has ties to some extremist groups that are dangerous to our society, to the supply chain, to our families, to the common good, to security and so forth. The act is appropriate and will be in force for the next 30 days. It will be enforced mainly in Ottawa, but perhaps elsewhere as needed, although I hope that other provinces will not need it.
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  • Feb/17/22 11:58:34 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I want to ask the member a question about civil liberties. There are many Canadians who will have donated to the convoy before recent developments, certainly without any criminal intent. They maybe donated as an expression of their concerns about mandates, before any of the blockades had started. Based on the justice minister's comments to Evan Solomon, it appears that the government is contemplating freezing the bank accounts of people who have donated as a response to, allegedly, what their views are with respect to Donald Trump or something else. Is the member concerned that this is a serious civil liberties issue? People without criminal intent, who may have donated in good faith without knowing some of the things that have gone on since, could lose—
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  • Feb/17/22 11:59:25 p.m.
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We have to give the hon. parliamentary secretary a chance to answer. We are about to run out of time.
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  • Feb/17/22 11:59:32 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, in an effort to keep this brief, I will summarize the question. The act is clear. Institutions will be responsible for investigating anyone who made illegal contributions and will have to provide this information to law enforcement, which will also have to conduct a thorough investigation. I have faith in our justice system and our law enforcement system—
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  • Feb/18/22 12:00:01 a.m.
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Order. We will have to stop it there. It being midnight, pursuant to an order made earlier today, having reached the expiry of the time provided for today's debate, the House will resume consideration of the ratification at the next sitting of the House. Accordingly, the House stands adjourned until later this day at 7 a.m., pursuant to order made earlier today. (The House adjourned at 12 a.m.)
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