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House Hansard - 136

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 28, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 136 - Nov/28/22
Mr. Taylor Bachrach (Skeena—Bulkley Valley, NDP)
  • Nov/28/22 12:43:59 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-27 
Madam Speaker, it is notable that Bill C-27 does not explicitly apply to political parties. Given the potential for privacy breaches and other issues to exist in the political arena, I wonder if my colleague across the way could comment on the potential for amending it to explicitly reference and include political parties in the scope of the bill.
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Context: House Hansard - 136 - Nov/28/22
Mrs. Claude DeBellefeuille (Salaberry—Suroît, BQ)
  • Nov/28/22 2:27:06 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, even if there was no Chinese interference with the funding of 11 candidates, we know that a real risk still exists. We need only think of the Chinese researchers at the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg, the secret police stations in Toronto and the espionage at Hydro-Québec. It is naive to believe that there is no threat of Chinese interference in elections. Instead of being self-congratulatory, will the government recognize that public funding of political parties is a good way to protect the integrity of our elections?
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Context: House Hansard - 136 - Nov/28/22
Ms. Leah Gazan (Winnipeg Centre, NDP)
  • Nov/28/22 5:20:00 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-27 
Madam Speaker, Bill C-27 does not explicitly apply to political parties, and in the past we have seen the possibility of privacy breaches and misuse in the political arena. Should the bill be amended to specifically include political parties?
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Context: House Hansard - 136 - Nov/28/22
Mr. Andy Fillmore
  • Nov/28/22 5:20:28 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-27 
Madam Speaker, as I mentioned in my remarks, the content of the bill has been driven by past consultations on its previous iteration in 2020. It has been driven by discussions with industry partners and with social and civil society groups. We are very confident that the contents of the bill, as it stands now, will address the gaps and how out of date it is. I believe the concerns around political parties are covered under the Elections Modernization Act, which we passed in the previous Parliament.
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Context: House Hansard - 136 - Nov/28/22
Ms. Lisa Marie Barron (Nanaimo—Ladysmith, NDP)
  • Nov/28/22 6:08:07 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-27 
Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague. Bill C‑27 does not explicitly apply to political parties. As we have seen in the past, the potential for invasion of privacy and misuse exists in the political arena. I was wondering if my colleague would agree that the bill should be amended to specifically include political parties.
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Context: House Hansard - 136 - Nov/28/22
Mr. Sébastien Lemire
  • Nov/28/22 6:08:46 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-27 
Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Nanaimo—Ladysmith for her question. Indeed, political parties have responsibilities. They have people's personal data. We need to act. If we can include it in the bill, I am all for it. We have a responsibility as parliamentarians.
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