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House Hansard - 70

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 12, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 70 - May/12/22
Hon. Marco Mendicino (Minister of Public Safety, Lib.)
  • May/12/22 2:53:29 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, let me take the opportunity to refresh my hon. colleague's memory about what Commissioner Lucki actually said at the committee. She said that the Emergencies Act allowed police to “maintain a secure perimeter” and “refuse entry of individuals travelling to the illegal protest with the intent of participating”. She said it gave police “the enforcement authority to arrest individuals who continued to supply fuel, food and other materials”. She said it gave police “new powers to compel individuals to provide essential goods and/or services for removal”. That is what the commissioner said, not the paraphrasing of my hon. colleague.
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Context: House Hansard - 70 - May/12/22
Mr. Dane Lloyd (Sturgeon River—Parkland, CPC)
  • May/12/22 2:54:12 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, in further shocking testimony, the RCMP commissioner admitted at committee that border protests were cleared without using any powers under the Emergencies Act. On May 3, the minister said that the government needed to invoke the act to clear the border. Clearly, the minister and the commissioner cannot both be right. Will the minister tell Canadians: Is the RCMP commissioner misleading Canadians, or is he?
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Context: House Hansard - 70 - May/12/22
Hon. Marco Mendicino (Minister of Public Safety, Lib.)
  • May/12/22 2:54:44 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I will tell this chamber who is misleading Canadians. It is that hon. colleague over there who continues to paraphrase, very recklessly and inaccurately, the actual testimony of the commissioner, who said that she used the Emergencies Act to restore public safety. We will continue to be transparent with all members of this chamber and all Canadians about why it is that we invoked that act. It was to protect Canadians.
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Context: House Hansard - 70 - May/12/22
Hon. Marco Mendicino (Minister of Public Safety, Lib.)
  • May/12/22 2:56:07 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as I have already said several times, the commissioner testified that invoking the Emergencies Act helped restore public safety. It gave police forces new powers and new authority to protect Canadians' health and safety. That is why we invoked the Emergencies Act.
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Context: House Hansard - 70 - May/12/22
Mr. Pierre Paul-Hus (Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles, CPC)
  • May/12/22 2:56:39 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, is the minister denying that the RCMP commissioner, in her testimony, said the police did not need the emergencies act to clear the borders? Maybe the act helped the authorities do other things, but the salient point here is that the commissioner confirmed the RCMP did not need the act to clear the borders. Is that true, yes or no?
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Context: House Hansard - 70 - May/12/22
Mr. Alexandre Boulerice (Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie, NDP)
  • May/12/22 10:15:57 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-13 
Madam Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for his speech. I just want to come back to the powers of the Commissioner of Official Languages to issue orders. In the bill, those powers apply only to parts IV and V of the act, but part VII is the part that promotes the equality of official languages and supports the development of official language minority communities. Does my colleague not think the commissioner should also have the power to issue orders for part VII of the act?
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Context: House Hansard - 70 - May/12/22
Ms. Elizabeth May
  • May/12/22 11:12:54 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-13 
Madam Speaker, I thank the Minister of Official Languages for her question. I know that she is from a francophone region in Acadia. Some recommendations were made by community groups in Quebec to strengthen complaint mechanisms and the commissioner's powers. I am eager to study these issues in committee in order to improve Bill C-13.
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