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House Hansard - 209

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 8, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 209 - Jun/8/23
Hon. Marco Mendicino (Minister of Public Safety, Lib.)
  • Jun/8/23 2:58:28 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the short answer is that we are not waiting for anything. Since the beginning, we have taken concrete measures, such as creating new national security powers. We increased transparency by creating the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians and the National Security and Intelligence Review Agency. Now, we have a recommendation from Mr. Johnston, a distinguished Canadian, for the next steps: a conversation with Canadians. How can we take the next steps to better protect our democratic institutions? That is exactly what the Government of Canada is focused on.
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Context: House Hansard - 209 - Jun/8/23
Mrs. Élisabeth Brière (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, Lib.)
  • Jun/8/23 11:16:39 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-33 
Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for her speech. The Conservative members from Quebec, specifically the member for Mégantic—L'Érable, are calling for additional rail safety measures. Does my colleague not see that Bill C-33 includes a safety and security framework that would make it possible for the people of Mégantic to have their bypass?
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Context: House Hansard - 209 - Jun/8/23
Mr. Tom Kmiec
  • Jun/8/23 11:32:20 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the member brought up a good point. Again, I think we should prefer local decision-making that is informed by a national body to have wider information such as a national security list. It gets intelligence from our foreign allies, our international allies, who might provide or tip us off about events or activities that are being planned. That could then help local decision-makers adjust locally, in how much police enforcement might be necessary or how firefighting services could be improved, and also ensuring some basic operational things such as communicating on the same wavelengths and having each other's contact information. That is some of the basic preparation for emergencies that local port authorities, airports, all of them, could profit from in having that local decision-making placed first, where they know whom to go to and whom to communicate with when they need extra support.
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