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Luc Berthold

Member of Parliament
Deputy House leader of the official opposition
Conservative

Mégantic—L'Érable
Quebec
Voting Attendance: 65%
Expenses Last Quarter: $94,201.00

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Jun/6/24 4:11:38 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question, which is so relevant. After the new chair was appointed, resignations followed as people got caught. Afterwards, it was funny to see these folks denying all the conflicts of interest, as though it were normal to vote to give themselves money and then profit from it. The chair voted to give $217,000 to companies in which she was a shareholder. If her lawyers advised her that she could do that, the rules must have been wrong. The rules did not apply to her, but they applied to everyone else at SDTC. My colleague is absolutely right. Changing the rules to benefit oneself is illegal. I think it is perfectly legitimate for Canadians to ask the RCMP to get to the bottom of this, because the Auditor General does not have the mandate to lay criminal charges. Unfortunately, this whole affair smacks of criminal behaviour.

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Context: House Hansard - 262 - Dec/5/23

Mr. Luc Berthold

Dec/5/23 4:12:44 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, personally, I agree with what my colleague just said. If we do not have confidence in the Speaker to be the referee, then how do you expect us to then respect his decisions and his calls for calm and order? It is total chaos. In any event, I am already wondering one thing. Two political parties have already called for his resignation and another is questioning the Speaker's judgment for taking part in a partisan activity. Three out of the four parties in the House of Commons have already questioned the Speaker's judgment with respect to his participation in an event that calls into question his ability to be non-partisan. Because that happened, I do not see what other option my colleagues at the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs have. The only thing they can do is call for the Speaker to tender his resignation.

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Context: House Hansard - 212 - Jun/13/23

Mr. Luc Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable, CPC)

Jun/13/23 2:41:25 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the special rapporteur announced his resignation four days ago, but he will remain on the payroll long enough to produce a final report that has already lost all credibility. The Prime Minister is the one who chose partisanship by ignoring the three calls by the majority of members of the House to launch an independent public inquiry. As everyone knows, he selected a friend, a member of the Trudeau Foundation, whom he literally threw under the bus to protect himself and prevent Canadians from learning the whole truth. I am giving him another chance to call an independent public inquiry to uncover the truth about any interference by the Beijing regime in our democracy.

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Context: House Hansard - 90 - Jun/16/22

Mr. Luc Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable, CPC)

Jun/16/22 2:20:37 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, another example of Liberal incompetence is the mismanagement of the Pinocchio affair. Two senior ministers contradicted the Minister of Public Safety in committee by testifying that no police force specifically asked for the Emergencies Act to be invoked. The President of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Emergency Preparedness said, and I quote, “I'm not aware of any recommendation from law enforcement.” There is squabbling in the Liberal ranks. The Minister of Public Safety has lost the confidence of his own colleagues. When will the Prime Minister demand his resignation?

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Luc Berthold