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House Hansard - 72

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 16, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 72 - May/16/22
Hon. Marco Mendicino (Minister of Public Safety, Lib.)
  • May/16/22 2:44:08 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, let me clarify again for my hon. colleague what the commissioner said. She said: ...what I can say is that the Emergencies Act did give us the tools that we needed...to get the job done quickly. She said: I can tell you from an RCMP perspective, for example, that we were in the midst of trying to enforce at Coutts and we could not enforce, because we couldn't access any tow trucks. Those are just two very clear statements from the RCMP commissioner who explained how the Emergencies Act helped to restore public safety.
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Context: House Hansard - 72 - May/16/22
Hon. Marco Mendicino (Minister of Public Safety, Lib.)
  • May/16/22 2:45:18 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am just finally glad that on Monday, May 16, my hon. colleague from the Conservative Party admitted that the RCMP commissioner's testimony was that the Emergencies Act was necessary in his own words. It finally happened. We have been waiting months for that admission. We invoked the Emergencies Act to protect Canadians. We invoked it and we will continue to participate now in the review exercise in a way that is transparent.
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Context: House Hansard - 72 - May/16/22
Hon. Marco Mendicino (Minister of Public Safety, Lib.)
  • May/16/22 2:46:48 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as I have already mentioned a few times, the commissioner said during her testimony that there were provisions in the Emergencies Act that acted as motivators and as deterrents for people to return. What I can say is that the Emergencies Act gave us the tools we needed to get the job done quickly. Today, Monday, May 16, the Conservatives finally recognized that.
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Context: House Hansard - 72 - May/16/22
Hon. Marco Mendicino (Minister of Public Safety, Lib.)
  • May/16/22 2:47:58 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I want to share our sympathies with Chantel and her family. I thank the member for his ongoing advocacy, and I agree with him wholeheartedly. We need to accelerate our work when it comes to reconciliation, which does include more indigenous representation not only in the oversight of the RCMP, but in the RCMP itself. I assure him and all members of this chamber that we are working very diligently with the commissioner of the RCMP not only to do those things, but to make sure that we implement all of the calls to justice as part of the meaningful work of reconciliation.
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Context: House Hansard - 72 - May/16/22
Hon. Marco Mendicino (Minister of Public Safety, Lib.)
  • May/16/22 2:52:03 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, first, I want to thank my colleague for the question. We are, of course, in the process of opening up a number of smaller ports of entry. We made tremendous progress. Travel and trade are finally heading back in the right direction, as a result of the good work of Canadians, and we will continue to work with all members in the chamber so smaller ports of entry are able to facilitate travel throughout the summer. We are looking forward to making that progress in due course.
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Context: House Hansard - 72 - May/16/22
Hon. Marco Mendicino (Minister of Public Safety, Lib.)
  • May/16/22 2:53:07 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, once again, as I have just reported to the chamber, we have made significant progress in opening up a number of smaller ports of entry that involve vessel travel, and we look forward to having more good news on that front. In the meantime, we are very happy to see that trade and travel are increasing, and we will continue to make sure that we make that progress in cooperation with all members in the chamber.
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Context: House Hansard - 72 - May/16/22
Hon. Marco Mendicino (Minister of Public Safety, Lib.)
  • May/16/22 2:54:09 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, once again, just to provide members of the chamber with some concrete numbers on the progress we have made, we have seen the reopening of 86 small vessel ports, 47 small airports and four land ports. I know that my hon. colleagues across the aisle are very anxious to see more opened, as are we, and we are working closely with CBSA, the ministry of transport and all colleagues on this side to make sure that we can get trade and travel going again.
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Context: House Hansard - 72 - May/16/22
Hon. Marco Mendicino (Minister of Public Safety, Lib.)
  • May/16/22 2:55:21 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we are going. As I said, we have reopened 86 small vessel ports, 47 small airports and four land ports. That is not lip service. That is actual reopening progress in action. We will continue to work with my colleagues and all members across this aisle in this chamber to get trade and travel going again.
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Context: House Hansard - 72 - May/16/22
Hon. Marco Mendicino (Minister of Public Safety, Lib.)
  • May/16/22 2:56:30 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague. The short answer is yes. First, we mourn the lives lost in the mass shooting in Buffalo. Our hearts go out to all the victims and survivors. These senseless killings were motivated by hatred, fear and anti-Black racism. While this act occurred in the United States, Canada is not immune to racism and gun violence in our communities. We still have much to do to stop gun violence. We will do good work on the ground with all MPs.
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Context: House Hansard - 72 - May/16/22
Hon. Marco Mendicino (Minister of Public Safety, Lib.)
  • May/16/22 2:57:54 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, those of us on this side of the House believe in an immigration system that is just and that protects' refugees rights. Last year alone, we worked with Mr. Legault's government to launch a program and create a pathway for refugees who help strengthen our economy. We will work with police forces, including the SQ, to ensure we have a border integration system with appropriate investments. The Bloc needs to support our investments at the border.
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