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House Hansard - 333

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 17, 2024 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 333 - Jun/17/24
Hon. Dominic LeBlanc (Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs, Lib.)
  • Jun/17/24 3:11:35 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, our colleague should be careful before he simply makes up stuff in question period and asserts things that he knows are absolutely false. He knows very well that our government created, for the first time ever, a committee of parliamentarians to oversee the work of our security agencies. We think it is important for parliamentarians from every political party and from the other place to do this important work. We have acted on their recommendations. We thank them for this important contribution to the fight against foreign interference and for a series of other measures that are important for assuring the national security of all Canadians.
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Context: House Hansard - 333 - Jun/17/24
Ms. Leah Gazan (Winnipeg Centre, NDP)
  • Jun/17/24 10:58:59 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, one of the things I am really concerned about is foreign interference. We heard about it in the news. The leader of the Conservative Party refuses to get the security clearance he needs to participate. I think this is happening at a time when there are many things people are questioning around the safety of our elections. How does the member across the way feel about the Conservative leader's fear, as it seems to be fear, to get security clearance?
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Context: House Hansard - 333 - Jun/17/24
Mr. Kevin Lamoureux
  • Jun/17/24 10:59:35 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I think that is a fair question. Why does the leader of the Conservative Party not want to get the security clearance to have the full, unredacted briefing? It is a legitimate question. I suspect that the leader of the Conservative Party would rather play political games than do justice to the issue at hand. I find that unfortunate. As one of my colleagues asked, what is the leader hiding? We know there are references, for example, to the Conservative leadership. I suspect that might be the leadership he ran in. Is there something that he is scared of? What is the reason? The leader has not provided any explanation other than he does not want to know.
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Context: House Hansard - 333 - Jun/17/24
Mr. Ken Hardie (Fleetwood—Port Kells, Lib.)
  • Jun/17/24 11:06:28 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, the Conservative leader refuses to get security clearance, so the Conservative leader will not know who in his caucus either deserves not to be in the caucus, or deserves not to be given the leader's signature to run in the next election. Would my hon. colleague suggest that the Conservative caucus is a safe place for MPs who might be working against Canada?
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Context: House Hansard - 333 - Jun/17/24
Mr. Kevin Lamoureux
  • Jun/17/24 11:06:58 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, it is important to recognize that leaders of political parties play an important role in terms of signing off on want-to-be candidates, and that is something that has not necessarily been on the table. It is part of the reason why it is so highly irresponsible of the leader of the Conservative-Reform party, today, not to get that security clearance.
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