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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 2:26:29 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 2:35:42 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. Michael Chong (Wellington—Halton Hills, CPC)
  • Nov/29/22 2:44:50 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the government is not answering our very legitimate questions. We know the Prime Minister has been briefed at least three times about foreign interference since the 2019 election. In the briefings, CSIS mentioned Beijing’s foreign interference and also mentioned politicians and riding associations being targeted. I have a simple question. Was the Prime Minister told about Beijing targeting candidates in the 2019 or 2021 election?
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Context: House Hansard - 137 - Nov/29/22
Mr. Michael Cooper (St. Albert—Edmonton, CPC)
  • Nov/29/22 2:47:16 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, yesterday we learned from the RCMP commissioner that there are ongoing RCMP investigations into Beijing's election interference in 2019. The Leader of the Opposition has asked a very straightforward and specific question of the Prime Minister, one he has repeatedly refused to answer. It is whether he was briefed about election interference by Beijing. Canadians deserve transparency, so again, on election interference by Beijing, was the Prime Minister briefed, yes or no?
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