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House Hansard - 137

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 29, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 137 - Nov/29/22
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • Nov/29/22 2:22:50 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as I have said many times, our intelligence and law enforcement agencies are very serious about the importance of combatting foreign interference, including Chinese interference. I can reassure the member and all Canadians that the 2019 and 2021 elections were not interfered with in a way that would have significantly changed the outcome of the election. That is what the independent committee's report said.
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Context: House Hansard - 137 - Nov/29/22
Hon. Marco Mendicino (Minister of Public Safety, Lib.)
  • Nov/29/22 2:33:44 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, my Conservative colleagues can be assured that Canadians know the elections in 2019 and 2021 were free and fair. We know that because we had two independent panels that looked at allegations of foreign interference and confirmed as much. More importantly, we are putting in place the tools necessary to protect all of our democratic institutions so that Canadians can have their voices reflected and heard in this chamber.
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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
Hon. Michael Chong (Wellington—Halton Hills, CPC)
  • Nov/29/22 2:45:56 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, CSIS also said in those briefings that the government's response to foreign interference should be “grounded in transparency and sunlight” so that foreign interference is “exposed to the public”. The government's response to our legitimate questions has been anything but; it has stonewalled us for weeks. Commissioner Lucki said yesterday that the RCMP has investigations into broad foreign interference, including “interference in democratic processes.” I have a simple question. Do these investigations include the 2019 or 2021 election?
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Context: House Hansard - 137 - Nov/29/22
Mr. Kody Blois (Kings—Hants, Lib.)
  • Nov/29/22 2:52:24 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we know how important EI sickness benefits are for Canadians who are impacted and have to be able to leave the workforce as a result of injuries or sickness. That is exactly why our government, in budget 2021, extended the EI sickness benefit, to make sure those Canadians who face an income gap between the time their benefits expire and when they are able to get back to work are protected. Can the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion provide an update to the House on the work of that extension and how we are protecting Canadians?
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