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House Hansard - 182

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 21, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 182 - Apr/21/23
Mr. René Villemure (Trois-Rivières, BQ)
  • Apr/21/23 11:40:59 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the vacant Ethics Commissioner position is problematic. No investigations can be conducted until the position is filled. However, the House is currently looking into the Chinese interference scandal, which could require clarifications about the role played by Liberal actors. The Prime Minister himself is embroiled in a scandal concerning his Christmas vacation with friends who make donations to the Trudeau Foundation. If the Liberals were to leave the interim Ethics Commissioner position empty much longer, questions would be raised. Will the Liberals provide the opposition with a list of candidates on Monday?
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Context: House Hansard - 182 - Apr/21/23
Ms. Julie Dabrusin (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources and to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Lib.)
  • Apr/21/23 11:56:31 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague for that question. She is giving me the opportunity to say, first, that we thank the commissioner for his reports and all his recommendations, which we are taking seriously. This is also an opportunity for me to say that the results of our national inventory report of greenhouse gas emissions show progress in our fight against climate change. In 2021, there were 53 million fewer tonnes of pollution in our cities. That is the equivalent of taking 11 million cars off of Canada's roads.
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Context: House Hansard - 182 - Apr/21/23
Mr. Jacques Gourde (Lévis—Lotbinière, CPC)
  • Apr/21/23 12:00:08 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, now that the acting ethics commissioner has stepped down, we hope to see a return to an acceptable ethical standard. Appointing the sister-in-law of an influential government minister to fill the position of Conflict of Interest Commissioner showed unbelievably bad judgment and clear favouritism. This time, would it be asking too much to find a candidate to fill the Conflict of Interest Commissioner position who is not related to friends of the Trudeau Foundation?
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Context: House Hansard - 182 - Apr/21/23
Mr. Jacques Gourde (Lévis—Lotbinière, CPC)
  • Apr/21/23 12:01:25 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, there are more than 38 million Canadians, yet only members of the Prime Minister's inner circle were eligible for the Ethics Commissioner position. What is wrong with this picture? Could the government finally consider candidates other than close friends and donors from the extended Trudeau Foundation family?
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