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House Hansard - 137

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 29, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 137 - Nov/29/22
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Nov/29/22 2:22:32 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, did our intelligence services, public servants or police inform the Prime Minister of Beijing's interference in our elections, yes or no?
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Context: House Hansard - 137 - Nov/29/22
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Nov/29/22 2:23:25 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, now the Prime Minister has used words to obscure the answer. He says that there was not interference in a significant way that would have changed the outcome. Was there any interference of any kind?
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Context: House Hansard - 137 - Nov/29/22
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Nov/29/22 2:24:24 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, he still will not answer the question. The question was specifically about whether intelligence, law enforcement or public servants briefed him or in any way informed him of any interference in any of our elections.
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Context: House Hansard - 137 - Nov/29/22
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Nov/29/22 2:25:21 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the question was not whether the election was compromised. The question was whether officials in intelligence, law enforcement or the public service at any time informed the Prime Minister of allegations of any interference in our elections, yes or no.
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Context: House Hansard - 137 - Nov/29/22
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Nov/29/22 2:26:29 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the question was not whether he heard allegations of money from China going to a candidate. Obviously, money does not travel on a big ship from the other side of the Pacific, go to the shore and then be delivered to a candidate. That is obviously a denial of an absurdity. The question is whether the Prime Minister ever got information from the public service, the police or intelligence bodies on any interference of any kind by Beijing in our elections.
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Context: House Hansard - 137 - Nov/29/22
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Nov/29/22 2:33:01 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I asked the Prime Minister some very specific questions today about whether he was informed of allegations that Beijing interfered in any of our elections, and he refused to answer, so I will give him a sixth try. The question is not whether he knows of the candidate who received money. It is not whether there is a committee somewhere that said the election turned out as it should. The question is, was he, at any time prior to the recent media reports, informed by his officials of interference by Beijing in our elections, yes or no?
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Context: House Hansard - 137 - Nov/29/22
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Nov/29/22 2:34:17 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the RCMP wrote a letter to a parliamentary committee confirming that it is investigating foreign interference. It said in particular that this interference includes in “democratic processes”. The Constitution defines democratic rights as voting, which is about elections. The RCMP put that in writing. CSIS officials testified that there was foreign interference that included in “elections and ridings”. Would CSIS and the RCMP have made these comments publicly without informing the Prime Minister first?
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Context: House Hansard - 137 - Nov/29/22
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Nov/29/22 2:35:42 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, that was exactly not the question. The question was not whether a committee confirmed the validity of the overall election result. The question was not whether the Prime Minister was aware of an individual candidate getting money from another country. The question was whether he was briefed by police, intelligence or public servants on any interference by Beijing in any of our elections. Would the Prime Minister please stand up and speak for himself and say yes or no?
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Context: House Hansard - 137 - Nov/29/22
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Nov/29/22 2:36:57 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister has the tools he needs to stand up and answer the question. He would know if his officials, the police or intelligence bodies briefed him on any foreign interference in elections. That is the specific question I have now asked seven times. At first, the Prime Minister refused to give a proper answer, and now he is refusing to even take to his feet and face the question. I will ask one last time. Was he ever briefed on interference by foreign actors in our elections, yes or no?
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