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House Hansard - 211

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 12, 2023 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 211 - Jun/12/23
Mr. Luc Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable, CPC)
  • Jun/12/23 2:35:48 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, why has the Prime Minister not already announced an independent public inquiry into Beijing's interference? The Prime Minister wanted to sweep under the rug the fact that the Beijing regime helped him in the 2019 and 2021 elections, so he created a special rapporteur position and appointed his friend, a member of the Trudeau Foundation, to fill it. David Johnston resigned on Friday after failing to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that the appearance of a conflict of interest between him and the Prime Minister was unsubstantiated. Will the Prime Minister do the right thing, launch an independent inquiry today and finally work with the opposition to ensure that Canadians know the whole truth?
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Context: House Hansard - 211 - Jun/12/23
Mr. Luc Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable, CPC)
  • Jun/12/23 2:37:04 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, rather than making a decision immediately after David Johnston's resignation, as he could have done, why did the Prime Minister not announce an independent public inquiry? Instead, he sent another friend, the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, to make political statements to the media. When will the Prime Minister realize that he cannot take help from a foreign country to win elections and decide on the inquiry process? His plan to lie low and buy himself time has failed. When will he stop the cover-up and immediately announce an independent public inquiry?
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Context: House Hansard - 211 - Jun/12/23
Ms. Marie-Hélène Gaudreau (Laurentides—Labelle, BQ)
  • Jun/12/23 2:40:53 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we have been talking about this every day since February. Everyone is calling for an independent public inquiry. That includes Canada's former chief electoral officer, former intelligence officials and senior officials, not to mention the public, minorities threatened by the Chinese regime and the House of Commons. Of course there will be in camera meetings, as is the case with any inquiry that involves sensitive content. It is not the means to responsibly investigate that is lacking; it is the will of the government. Will there be an independent public inquiry, yes or no?
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