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House Hansard - 36

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 21, 2022 07:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 36 - Feb/21/22
Mrs. Sherry Romanado
  • Feb/21/22 10:28:09 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, the reality is that there were children on the Ambassador Bridge. We all knew that there might be more violence. The OPP and the Premier of Ontario asked us to implement this measure. We invoked the Emergencies Act at the request of the province and the police.
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Context: House Hansard - 36 - Feb/21/22
Mr. Stéphane Bergeron
  • Feb/21/22 7:16:56 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his excellent and important question. Invoking the Emergencies Act to resolve a civil disturbance that would usually be readily resolved using ordinary means and laws opens the door for a government to invoke it again each time there is another instance of public disorder. At the beginning of my presentation, I gave examples of social upheaval from the “maple spring” that lasted almost a year. I mentioned the peaceful manner in which we managed to resolve these incidents, without resorting to violence or invoking the Emergencies Act. Therefore, are we setting a precedent? I believe that this issue merits—
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