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House Hansard - 201

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 29, 2023 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 201 - May/29/23
Mr. Alain Therrien (La Prairie, BQ)
  • May/29/23 2:28:15 p.m.
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Let us get right to the point, Mr. Speaker. David Johnston's report on Chinese interference is a farce. No one accepts it except the Prime Minister and China, which is having a great laugh. There is no way we are going to let the Prime Minister get away with not calling a public inquiry. What would it mean if there were no public inquiry? That would mean no inquiry into the threats against elected officials, no inquiry into the Trudeau Foundation, no inquiry into the intimidation of the Chinese diaspora and no inquiry into the 11 candidates who were funded by China. This charade serves only to protect the Prime Minister. When will there be an independent public inquiry?
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Context: House Hansard - 201 - May/29/23
Mr. Luc Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable, CPC)
  • May/29/23 2:40:23 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it turns out that the Prime Minister's special rapporteur was not that special after all, except maybe for his ties to the Prime Minister's family and his attachment to Communist China. What other reason could there be for Mr. Johnston to reject an independent public inquiry into Beijing's interference despite a majority vote in the House, the recommendations of national security experts, and the wishes of the majority of Canadians? The Prime Minister picked the title, the mandate and the findings of the possibly special, but definitely not independent, rapporteur. Will the Prime Minister end this circus and order an independent public inquiry today?
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Context: House Hansard - 201 - May/29/23
Ms. Marie-Hélène Gaudreau (Laurentides—Labelle, BQ)
  • May/29/23 2:59:56 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, according to rapporteur David Johnston, Chinese interference is everyone's fault. Yes, it is the fault of the media, CSIS and officials. In short, it is everyone's fault except that of China and, above all, that of the government. Seriously, the government wants an inquiry into Chinese interference that does not talk about China's interference or about the Liberals, who were the targets. No one will accept such a charade. When will there be an independent public commission of inquiry?
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Context: House Hansard - 201 - May/29/23
Hon. Marco Mendicino (Minister of Public Safety, Lib.)
  • May/29/23 3:09:06 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, every single one of us in this chamber has a responsibility to take the issue of foreign interference seriously. What we have seen from the Conservatives is the exact opposite. They have voted against legislation to give our national security establishment more powers to fight this scourge. We heard their own national campaign director in the last election say that members of their caucus did not take this issue seriously and now we have the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada who refuses to take the briefing. To him, I say, “Take the briefing and take this issue seriously, so that we can fight foreign interference together.”
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