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House Hansard - 167

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 9, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 167 - Mar/9/23
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Mar/9/23 2:20:59 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, today we learned that the RCMP is investigating two alleged Chinese police stations, this time in Quebec. The Prime Minister has known about Beijing's interference for the past 10 years, when Beijing gave the Trudeau Foundation $200,000. He has known about these threats for years. He has had plenty of time to consult. I want a date, please. When will we have a foreign influence registry?
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Context: House Hansard - 167 - Mar/9/23
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • Mar/9/23 2:24:07 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we have long known that politicians across political parties, across levels of government and around the world are targeted by foreign interference. This is a fact. Just yesterday, the 2023 annual threat assessment of the U.S. intelligence community spoke of China's “willingness to meddle in select election races that involved perceived anti-China politicians”, so this is not a threat that Canada faces alone. We continue to work with our partners around the world. At the same time, let me be clear that any suggestion that any member on either side of this House is not loyal to their constituents, but a foreign government, not only is dangerous but undermines our democracy.
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Context: House Hansard - 167 - Mar/9/23
Hon. Marco Mendicino (Minister of Public Safety, Lib.)
  • Mar/9/23 2:35:59 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would remind my colleague that, like him and all members, we take foreign interference very seriously, including as it relates to potential foreign interference through funding. That is why the government put into place Bill C-76 to crack down on that threat. In addition to that, we set up two independent panels made up of our top public servants who verified that the elections in 2019 and 2021 were free and fair. Now we will continue to work with public servants as well as with the independent expert in the special rapporteur to do this work together.
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Context: House Hansard - 167 - Mar/9/23
Hon. Mark Holland (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)
  • Mar/9/23 2:37:11 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the supposition that a foreign government's objective is to elect a political party is a ridiculous notion. The reality is that the objective of foreign interference is to destroy our democracy. It is a threat to every single member in the House. The idea that every single member in the House is not united in repelling that threat is preposterous.
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Context: House Hansard - 167 - Mar/9/23
Mr. Maninder Sidhu (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lib.)
  • Mar/9/23 2:46:09 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Foreign Affairs has acted and she has declined a visa to a foreign operative from a country like China. We will always be there, with eyes wide open, to defend our democracy, to protect our sovereignty. We continue to stand up for Canadian values.
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