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House Hansard - 203

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 31, 2023 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 203 - May/31/23
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • May/31/23 2:25:10 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Leader of the Opposition knows full well that the RCMP is conducting investigations and taking action against these illegal acts in Canada.
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Context: House Hansard - 203 - May/31/23
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • May/31/23 2:25:54 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as I said, the RCMP has been tasked with conducting the necessary investigations and laying charges in due course against those attempting to interfere in our democracy. If the Leader of the Opposition is so curious about the details of foreign interference, then he should accept the briefing that has been offered to him by the intelligence services. Then he would no longer not know the details and he could learn about the serious issue of foreign interference. I encourage the Leader of the Opposition to get informed.
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Context: House Hansard - 203 - May/31/23
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • May/31/23 2:29:13 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, if the Leader of the Opposition were to take this issue of foreign interference seriously as an issue facing diaspora communities and Chinese Canadians, he would be interested in actually understanding the facts around foreign interference. Instead, he chooses to play partisan games. He chooses to make personal attacks against a former governor general instead of actually accepting the need to take this issue seriously. He knows full well that the RCMP's responsibility is to do these investigations and make arrests, and they are actually following up on that.
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Context: House Hansard - 203 - May/31/23
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • May/31/23 2:45:32 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Leader of the Opposition has made several comments about how Canadians are entitled to all the facts. However, he understands very well, or he should understand, that members of the armed forces and the intelligence services are working in incredibly complex and difficult situations that make them vulnerable in foreign countries in order to keep Canadians safe. They conduct investigations to uncover the secrets of countries that would do us harm. The idea that he does not understand how much we, as members of the House and as Canadians, need to protect those who serve Canada in this regard is—
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