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43rd Parl. 1st Sess.
October 31, 2022 10:15AM
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Mr. Speaker, as you know, last week Commissioner Carrique was before the federal inquiry into the federal government’s really historic first-time use of the federal Emergencies Act. That testimony will continue. And I’m sure the commission will report back to the Parliament of Canada on the federal government’s use of the federal Emergencies Act.

As you know, Mr. Speaker, when a state of emergency was on in the province of Ontario, we had a select committee that would review the state of emergency in the province of Ontario. That select committee met on a monthly basis. I appeared in front of that select committee during that time when the protests were happening in Ottawa. The Solicitor General at the time appeared in front of it. Prior to that, the Minister of Health and Deputy Premier appeared in front of it. Other officials from the government of Ontario were in front of it.

As you know, when the state of emergency provincially ended, there were two reports issued and debate in this House. On both occasions, debate collapsed in this House when the NDP agreed that it was the right course of action.

Having said that, we still are ensuring that we are working with and assisting the commission by providing cabinet-level documents to the federal inquiry, as well as ensuring that the Deputy Solicitor General and the commissioner of the OPP, who recently testified, are made available.

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