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House Hansard - 165

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 7, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 165 - Mar/7/23
Mr. Larry Brock (Brantford—Brant, CPC)
  • Mar/7/23 2:15:14 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, after months of denying the possibility of foreign interference in this country, the Prime Minister finally declared yesterday that there would be an investigation. However, a so-called rapporteur, personally selected by the Prime Minister with secret hearings, secret evidence and secret conclusions all being drawn behind closed doors, is not exactly the open and transparent inquiry the Conservatives had in mind. It is no surprise that the Prime Minister is looking to bury the truth from Canadians, as for five straight years, the Liberals have blatantly ignored recommendations from the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians. As a result, the government has failed to respond to threats posed by foreign states against Canada. Enough is enough. An independent public inquiry must be established in order to openly and honestly understand how to eliminate foreign interference in this country.
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Context: House Hansard - 165 - Mar/7/23
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Mar/7/23 2:27:10 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, if they have known about it for 13 years, why have they never done anything about it? Ten years ago, the dictatorship in Beijing gave the Trudeau Foundation $200,000. It then interfered in two elections to help keep the Liberals in power. It even helped campaign for certain Liberal candidates. What is the solution now? The Prime Minister proposes a secret committee that will do a secret investigation with secret outcomes. This committee will follow the rule of Fight Club. The first rule is that no one talks about the committee. Why is the Prime Minister trying so hard to keep everything so secret?
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Context: House Hansard - 165 - Mar/7/23
Mr. René Villemure (Trois-Rivières, BQ)
  • Mar/7/23 2:47:09 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, foreign interference in our elections demands a transparent investigation. Let me say a little bit about what the Prime Minister's definition of transparency is. Transparency for him means turning the investigation over to a national security committee, a committee whose members will not only be bound to secrecy, but to secrecy in perpetuity, a committee that will hold its meetings behind closed doors and whose proceedings neither the public nor parliamentarians will be allowed to follow, a committee that will not be able to say which witnesses it will meet or report their exact words, a committee whose report will inevitably be redacted. Where is the transparency in that?
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