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House Hansard - 34

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 19, 2022 07:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 34 - Feb/19/22
Ms. Elizabeth May (Saanich—Gulf Islands, GP)
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Madam Speaker, in the course of this debate, I have heard a few people mention that the measure we are debating is one that we would use in wartime. I just want to put on the record for Canadians who might be watching that the Emergencies Act is a remarkably well-crafted piece of legislation. I am not sure I am going to vote for this declaration, but it impresses me that in the 1980s, a group of MPs could think about different emergencies: public welfare emergencies, like a public health emergency, a pandemic; public order emergencies, like the one we are asked about now; international emergencies; and lastly, a war. This is not what we would use in case of a war.
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