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House Hansard - 150

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
January 31, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 150 - Jan/31/23
Hon. David Lametti (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Lib.)
  • Jan/31/23 2:28:18 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, our government has always been clear about its concerns regarding the pre-emptive use of the notwithstanding clause by the provinces and about the fact that we are weighing all of our options. We are strongly committed to defending the rights and freedoms protected by the Charter, which was in fact created to protect minorities across Canada. In the dialogue between Parliament and the courts, the first word should not be the last.
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Context: House Hansard - 150 - Jan/31/23
Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos (Minister of Health, Lib.)
  • Jan/31/23 2:57:04 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we are all very mindful of the terrible pain, the large number of deaths and the even larger number of hospitalizations that we have seen in Canada over COVID-19. That is why our primary responsibility has been, and remains, to protect the safety and the health of Canadians, including the tens of thousands of people who had to access designated quarantine facilities. Because of these measures, and vaccinations in addition, we have saved together tens of thousands of lives and tens of billions of dollars in economic costs.
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