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House Hansard - 189

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 2, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 189 - May/2/23
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • May/2/23 2:23:12 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, he has reached out to reassure him on the subject. That might have been something to do two years ago. Two years ago, in July 2021, the government had a CSIS document showing that an agent for the dictatorship in Beijing was arranging to sanction and punish the family of a Canadian MP because of how he voted on the floor of the House of Commons. Yet, for two years, this Prime Minister's government kept that agent accredited with diplomatic immunity, allowing him to abuse countless other Canadians of Chinese origin. How can we believe anything he says about protecting our national interests?
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Context: House Hansard - 189 - May/2/23
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • May/2/23 2:27:06 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, and yet he did absolutely nothing other than to hold a meeting with the MP after the information became public. The Prime Minister was not interested in protecting Canadians; he was interesting in protecting his political reputation. The Prime Minister has the power to kick this diplomat out. Think of it: If a Canadian had threatened an MP or his family over a vote in the House, that Canadian would be in jail. This individual cannot be arrested because of diplomatic immunity granted by the current government, which is something the Prime Minister could take away any time he wants. Why is he keeping this agent in our country, threatening our people?
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Context: House Hansard - 189 - May/2/23
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • May/2/23 2:51:47 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we do have to put the partisanship aside. It would have been a non-partisan act for the government to protect the MP's family, even though he is from another party. It would have been a non-partisan act to strip away the diplomatic immunity and kick this foreign agent out of country, yet the government did not do that. We now need to know the facts. The briefing note showing these threats occurred was produced in July 2021. When did the minister find out?
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