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René Villemure

  • Member of Parliament
  • Member of Parliament
  • Bloc Québécois
  • Trois-Rivières
  • Quebec
  • Voting Attendance: 61%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $192,702.62

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Context: House Hansard - 328 - Jun/10/24
Mr. René Villemure
  • Jun/10/24 12:25:55 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-70 
Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague from Laurentides—Labelle for raising this matter. Last week's special report from the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians followed the testimony given by many witnesses at the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security and the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics, as well as numerous other reports. Communication was identified as a problem, along with siloing. Bill C-70 seeks to solve part of this problem, but we will study that tomorrow. For now, I feel we should allow a culture of intelligence sharing, but above all, we should develop a culture of protecting ourselves and realizing that interference exists in 2024, that it is already here and that, whether we like it or not, it is spreading. I am in complete agreement with my colleague. I hope this type of procedure can be put in place.
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Context: House Hansard - 112 - Oct/18/22
Mr. René Villemure
  • Oct/18/22 11:20:42 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question. He raises an important point. There is a difference between communicating, that is, transmitting a message, and the language. The language helps add meaning to the story. I think there has been a lot of superficial diplomacy, just for show. Most countries do this, not just Canada. We need to engage in meaningful action and determine which direction we want to take so we can put it into words that actually mean something. Things are a bit blurry right now. The messages are often contradictory and incomplete. I feel that our diplomatic efforts are purely superficial and have no real impact. That is my opinion. I would therefore like us to distinguish between the communication tools we use every day and the language that would enable us to settle an impasse.
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