44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 20, 2022 07:00AM
- Feb/20/22 4:51:57 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I thank the member for raising the reality of hate, which all in the House over the past few days have denounced. That is one single point of consensus I have heard.
Could the member talk about how we as parliamentarians can deal with this going forward?
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- Feb/20/22 4:52:24 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, my background is in education. Education is the key. Anti-racism education is the key. We have to keep confronting these realities.
Based on the progressive nature of Canada over the last couple of years, it really should not shock any of us that such resistance has been met with this progression. We have to keep moving forward, having these conversations, calling out the hate when we see it and making sure it is unacceptable in our society.
We just have to believe in better. I still have hope, despite what we have seen over the past couple of weeks. I know that Canadians can do better and members of the House can do better as well.
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- Feb/20/22 6:21:03 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I have a great deal of respect for the member opposite, and I have worked with him at the indigenous affairs committee.
At the outset, I want to say that I believe Canadians are united. Over 90% of Canadians have been vaccinated, and many more are continuing to be vaccinated as we speak, with the second and booster doses. We have seen a lot of hate outside over the last several weeks. I personally have found it very difficult to go and engage, and it is pretty obvious why. It is because I am a racialized individual. I have seen symbols of hate that profoundly affect me.
I am just wondering this. What are the member's thoughts about the calls to engage with these blockaders, and what does he think that kind of engagement would have resulted in?
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- Feb/20/22 6:24:30 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, the world has changed a lot from the 1970s and, unfortunately, we are dealing with much larger manifestations of hate. I thank the member for denouncing it and that is a consensus point in the House in these past few days.
How do we, as parliamentarians, deal with the reality, going forward, of this hate and division in our communities?
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- Feb/20/22 10:25:55 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I did forget that. I will be sharing my time.
There were factions of the convoy that were displaying symbols of hate, hate that was not taken seriously by governments and has not been taken seriously for years. What has become clear through these last several weeks is that Canada does not have the tools to deal with the hate or disinformation that is growing across our communities. The fear, intimidation and lawlessness that have evolved on the streets of Ottawa and at borders across the country have shone a magnifying glass on how the government systems are not equipped to uphold even the most basic laws when hate and disinformation rear their ugly head and when white privilege underpins it.
It has become glaringly obvious to Canadians that government let them down and left them on their own to deal with the consequences of unlawful occupations in their communities. This reality is threatening the safety of—
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