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House Hansard - 94

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 22, 2022 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 94 - Jun/22/22
Hon. Candice Bergen (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Jun/22/22 2:28:34 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, accusations that the Prime Minister used the Nova Scotia mass shooting to advance his political agenda are extremely troubling. We believe Superintendent Darren Campbell when he says that Commissioner Lucki pressured the RCMP to reveal certain information. We also believe that it is possible the commissioner was pressured by the PMO and the public safety minister's office. These Liberals have a pattern of interfering in investigations to advance their political agenda, just as we saw in SNC-Lavalin. Will the government commit today to a full, open and transparent investigation to get to the bottom of this?
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Context: House Hansard - 94 - Jun/22/22
Hon. Candice Bergen (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Jun/22/22 2:29:42 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, somebody is not telling the truth, and it is not Superintendent Darren Campbell. He did not just experience this differently. We know the Liberals have a track record of interfering in investigations when it is to their advantage. When they are caught they deny it, then they deflect and then they blame. It is sickening to think that they are using the worst mass shooting in Canadian history for political gain, but it is very possible. We need to get to the truth on this. Again, I am going to ask the minister and the government: Will they commit to a full and open investigation?
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Context: House Hansard - 94 - Jun/22/22
Mr. Blaine Calkins (Red Deer—Lacombe, CPC)
  • Jun/22/22 2:45:07 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister has gone from inappropriately interfering with prosecutions to interfering with police investigations. To the Prime Minister, the murder of 22 people is not tragedy but political opportunity. Superintendent Campbell made it clear: “The commissioner said she had promised the Minister of Public Safety and the Prime Minister's Office that the RCMP would release this information.... The Commissioner then said that we didn't understand, that this was tied to pending gun control legislation”. Will the NDP-Liberal government allow the public safety committee to fully investigate this shocking revelation?
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Context: House Hansard - 94 - Jun/22/22
Mr. Blaine Calkins (Red Deer—Lacombe, CPC)
  • Jun/22/22 2:47:02 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, multiple sources from the RCMP are accusing the government of political interference that risks police investigations into a tragic mass shooting. Lia Scanlan, from RCMP communications, is quoted as saying, “The commissioner releases a body count that we don't even have.... It was all political pressure. That is 100% [the] Minister...and the Prime Minister.” Canadians are not buying the minister's excuse as he desperately tries to cover for the Prime Minister and save both their careers. If the NDP-Liberals have nothing to hide, will they support the committee's investigation of this egregious political interference?
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