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House Hansard - 309

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 6, 2024 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 309 - May/6/24
Hon. Michael Chong (Wellington—Halton Hills, CPC)
  • May/6/24 3:02:43 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, on April 11, the Prime Minister said that “it wasn't simply, an overall the election was free and fair”, but that in “every single constituency election...election integrity held and it was free and fair.” Justice Hogue concluded otherwise. She concluded that well-grounded suspicions about PRC interference in Don Valley North “could...have impacted who was elected to Parliament. This is significant.” Does the government agree with Justice Hogue that PRC interference could have impacted who was elected to Parliament in Don Valley North?
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Context: House Hansard - 309 - May/6/24
Hon. Dominic LeBlanc (Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs, Lib.)
  • May/6/24 3:03:22 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we agree with Justice Hogue that there has been an increase in foreign state actors, hostile state actors seeking to interfere in the Canadian democratic process. Obviously that takes place at the riding level. We also noted Justice Hogue saying that this was the case for a very small number of constituencies and that she was not able to draw definitive conclusions as to the extent of that impact. I understand my hon. friend is identifying some of what Justice Hogue said. I think it is important to put it in the context that she herself did.
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Context: House Hansard - 309 - May/6/24
Hon. Michael Chong (Wellington—Halton Hills, CPC)
  • May/6/24 3:04:04 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I will tell the government what Justice Hogue concluded in Steveston—Richmond East. She found that “there are strong [indications] of PRC involvement and there is a reasonable possibility that these narratives could have impacted the result in this riding.” Again, the Prime Minister said, just several weeks ago, that in “every single constituency election...election integrity held and it was free and fair.” Does the government agree with Justice Hogue that PRC interference could have impacted the election result in Steveston—Richmond East?
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Context: House Hansard - 309 - May/6/24
Hon. Dominic LeBlanc (Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs, Lib.)
  • May/6/24 3:04:43 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we think that Justice Hogue has done a very serious job in terms of understanding the extent and nature of foreign interference and helping Canadians understand also the tactics that foreign hostile state actors may use and how they seek to undermine the confidence of Canadians in democracy. We should be very careful before we take out-of-context specific things that Justice Hogue has said. Our government, unlike the government that was in office before 2015, has taken this matter seriously and will continue to do everything necessary in this regard.
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