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House Hansard - 165

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 7, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 165 - Mar/7/23
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Mar/7/23 2:28:26 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I forgot to mention that other than the secret committee that will see secret information and never actually publish any information, there will also be something called a rapporteur, a fake new position that the Liberals have invented. Does the rapporteur come with a costume, maybe a cape and a sword? Is this the best they can come up with, a fake position doing fake work? Why are the Liberals trying to cover up the truth?
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Context: House Hansard - 165 - Mar/7/23
Hon. Marco Mendicino (Minister of Public Safety, Lib.)
  • Mar/7/23 2:47:51 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, our government increased the level of transparency by creating the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians, or NSICOP, and the National Security and Intelligence Review Agency, or NSIRA. Yesterday, we announced that we will appoint a special rapporteur to evaluate and monitor all options, and to make recommendations. The government will respect the special rapporteur's choice and recommendations. That is how we will respect the values of transparency.
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Context: House Hansard - 165 - Mar/7/23
Mr. René Villemure (Trois-Rivières, BQ)
  • Mar/7/23 2:48:23 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, that gave me goosebumps. We need an inquiry into foreign interference in our elections that is both transparent and independent. Instead, the Prime Minister is appointing a special rapporteur who is supposedly independent, even though this person will be appointed by him. Then, this special rapporteur, appointed by the Prime Minister, will decide what the inquiry will and will not cover. This special rapporteur, appointed by the Prime Minister, will be the one to decide whether the Prime Minister should do more to counter foreign interference. This rapporteur may well be special, but are we really supposed to believe they will be independent?
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Context: House Hansard - 165 - Mar/7/23
Hon. Marco Mendicino (Minister of Public Safety, Lib.)
  • Mar/7/23 2:49:04 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the government will choose a special rapporteur who possesses the necessary skills and expertise to examine all the options and put forward a recommendation based on the best advice they can offer the government. That is how we will uphold transparency and protect our democratic institutions and our elections.
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Context: House Hansard - 165 - Mar/7/23
Hon. Marco Mendicino (Minister of Public Safety, Lib.)
  • Mar/7/23 2:51:26 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, honestly, I would have thought my colleague was paying attention to the announcement yesterday when we said we would be appointing a special rapporteur who would possess the expertise and the knowledge to put forward a recommendation, up to and including a public inquiry, so we could address the very serious allegations with regard to this matter. More important, this government has taken concrete action to combat foreign interference with the additional powers that we have given to our national security community, but with the additional transparency so we can be upfront with Canadians. The Conservatives continue to descend into partisanship. Our government is focused on protecting our institutions and Canadians.
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