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House Hansard - 34

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 19, 2022 07:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 34 - Feb/19/22
Mr. Rick Perkins (South Shore—St. Margarets, CPC)
  • Feb/19/22 1:08:53 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, in his speech in this excellent debate on this act, the member talked about the need to reach out to people and hear what people have to say. One of the documents that the government tabled with the proclamation is called “Report to the Houses of Parliament: Emergencies Act Consultations”. It is actually a list of all the meetings the government had prior to invoking the Emergencies Act, as required under the act, to try to establish whether or not it did steps one and two before going to the “last resort”, as the Prime Minister said the Emergencies Act is. When I look through it, I cannot see steps one or two, other than meeting with themselves in cabinet meetings. The government never met with a Canadian outside of the government. Could the hon. member tell us his position with regard to consultation and hearing people before resorting to such a draconian act?
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Context: House Hansard - 34 - Feb/19/22
Mr. Tom Kmiec (Calgary Shepard, CPC)
  • Feb/19/22 9:18:02 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, there are three things I would like to address. The member talked about the independent judiciary being active right now. This member must know that the Emergencies Act actually removes the role of judges in FINTRAC and the freezing of bank accounts. This is the shortcut. A briefing one of our members received from government officials specifically says it takes too long to go to judges, so the member should understand that. That is the first item. She also talked about how the media is being treated by some of the protesters, and I agree it is awful. I am going to remind her that back in 2017, VICE reporter Ben Makuch and Justin Brake from The Independent were being pursued in court by the government and facing charges for not wanting to reveal their sources. Lastly, one thing the member did not mention was consultation. Seven out of 10 provinces publicly said they disagree with the Emergencies Act being used. How can she support this?
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Context: House Hansard - 34 - Feb/19/22
Mrs. Julie Vignola
  • Feb/19/22 10:49:40 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, my question is this: Did the tow truck drivers go in alone? I understand that some were afraid. I understand that, hence the importance of the words “consultation” and “collaboration” with law enforcement. They both needed to work together, as they did over the past two days, even if it meant getting help from the RCMP, from Toronto and other neighbouring cities, which is what happened in the end. By working together from the start, a lot of mistakes could have been avoided. I understand that people were afraid of getting death threats. I have been on the receiving end, and it is not pleasant.
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