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House Hansard - 34

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 19, 2022 07:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 34 - Feb/19/22
Mr. Luc Desilets
  • Feb/19/22 12:33:19 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I withdraw my remarks. The Canadian Civil Liberties Association announced that it would challenge the Emergencies Act in court. The group stated that the government already had the tools to address the situation and that the order was unnecessary, unjustifiable and unconstitutional. We could not agree more. Amnesty International has expressed concern about some aspects of the order that are vague and could result in rights abuses, especially relating to the geographic limitations. That is the message we have been driving home since Thursday. This act is disproportionate and overly broad. It certainly should not include Quebec, nor should it include the other six provinces that disagree with the order. However, I completely agree with my Liberal colleagues that the occupation must be cleared out as soon as possible. Unfortunately, as we have said over and over, and as I will now say again, this has to happen in stages. To summarize, this law of last resort does little to resolve the current situation, but it does a lot to discredit Quebec and Canada on the international stage. It does a lot to threaten one of our fundamental freedoms. The Bloc Québécois absolutely does not support the use of this act. It is unfortunate that we should have to spend three days debating it. It is even sadder considering that we are witnessing the dismantling of the occupation outside as we speak.
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