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Minister of Tourism Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec

Hon. Soraya Martinez Ferrada

  • Member of Parliament
  • Minister of Tourism Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec
  • Liberal
  • Hochelaga
  • Quebec
  • Voting Attendance: 63%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $108,332.48

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Context: House Hansard - 118 - Oct/26/22
Ms. Soraya Martinez Ferrada
  • Oct/26/22 7:25:39 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, the government has proposed reasonable options to the House. The NSICOP and the ad hoc committee would allow the members to scrutinize confidential national security and intelligence information in a venue where the appropriate safeguards are in place to ensure the information is not publicly disclosed. Both options worked. A similar ad hoc committee was established by the previous government in 2010 to allow parliamentarians to access classified information about Afghan detainees. This is what Speaker Milliken was referring to when he urged members, in 2010, to find a compromise between complying with an order of the House and protecting classified information from public disclosure. The committee is another mechanism that responds to Speaker Milliken's appeal to the House. Since 2017, parliamentarians from both Houses have worked across party lines to examine and report on national security and intelligence activities. Members undergo the appropriate security measures to ensure that classified information is not disclosed. Again, I heard the member—
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