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House Hansard - 67

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 9, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 67 - May/9/22
Hon. Candice Bergen (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • May/9/22 2:21:52 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Liberals invoked the Emergencies Act without just cause, and they are now trying to cover it up. The government used extraordinary power on innocent Canadians, restricting their movement and freezing their bank accounts, and now they are trying to cover up the fact that they did not need to use the act. As Perrin Beatty, the author of the Emergencies Act, said, “wherever you have extraordinary powers, there must be extraordinary accountability.” Where is the “extraordinary accountability” that Canadians deserve? What are the Liberals trying to hide when it comes to the Emergencies Act?
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Context: House Hansard - 67 - May/9/22
Hon. Marco Mendicino (Minister of Public Safety, Lib.)
  • May/9/22 2:22:38 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the accountability comes in the professionalism and the way the police undertook their work to restore public safety. There is accountability is the ongoing way in which we are being fully transparent with the events that led to the invocation of the Emergencies Act, including testimony before the committee and our planned co-operation with Judge Rouleau. We invoked the act because it was necessary. It worked, and we will continue to be transparent about this.
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Context: House Hansard - 67 - May/9/22
Hon. Candice Bergen (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • May/9/22 2:23:04 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Liberals' “just trust us” is not enough. This is the same Prime Minister who covered up his involvement in the SNC-Lavalin scandal. He covered up his involvement in the WE scandal, and he is hiding documents right now about the Winnipeg microbiology lab. He covers up every single scandal that he is a part of, and now he is trying to cover up the fact that he was abusing his power when he invoked the Emergencies Act. Why do the Liberals think Canadians should just trust them on the Emergencies Act when they continually hide, cover up and deflect?
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Context: House Hansard - 67 - May/9/22
Hon. Marco Mendicino (Minister of Public Safety, Lib.)
  • May/9/22 2:23:44 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, with respect, it continues to be astounding how the hon. leader for the opposition continues to deflect her responsibility for her conduct during the Emergencies Act and for the posture of the Conservative Party, which continued to encourage illegal blockaders to stay. If they do not want to take it from the government, they can listen to what the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police, which said that the Emergencies Act “is critical to assisting law enforcement in addressing the mass national and international organization of the [so-called] Freedom Convoy”. These are the words of law enforcement, non-partisan, professional law enforcement.
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