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House Hansard - 139

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 1, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 139 - Dec/1/22
Mrs. Julie Vignola (Beauport—Limoilou, BQ)
  • Dec/1/22 11:11:53 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-26 
Mr. Speaker, I have so many questions. We agree on the principle of the bill, but I do have to wonder about the precautionary principle. Since 2017, the Chinese government has required Chinese companies to hand over any information they collect to its intelligence service. Despite this, the federal government continues to award contracts to Chinese companies like Nuctech, for example. That was a very important contract, I might add. Nuctech was being asked to install x-ray machines in embassies, precisely where our information must be protected. Information from the embassy could have easily been passed on. My question for my colleague is this. We currently have an interesting bill before us, although it needs improvement. Should the precautionary principle not be applied more systematically, along with the recommendations made by the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates in its June 2021 report?
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Context: House Hansard - 139 - Dec/1/22
Mr. Mark Gerretsen
  • Dec/1/22 4:13:27 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, this is the basic fundamental principle to having our full and complete autonomy over our nation. We need to ensure that these systems are secure—
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