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Chad Collins

  • Member of Parliament
  • Member of Parliament
  • Liberal
  • Hamilton East—Stoney Creek
  • Ontario
  • Voting Attendance: 64%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $105,519.46

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Context: House Hansard - 121 - Oct/31/22
Mr. Chad Collins (Hamilton East—Stoney Creek, Lib.)
  • Oct/31/22 2:19:03 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it has been 48 days since the Leader of the Opposition last spoke to the mainstream media, 48 days of ducking, dodging and hiding from basic, simple questions. In fact, the last time the Leader of the Opposition took questions from the mainstream media, he used the exchange as an opportunity to politically profit and fundraise, telling prospective supporters, “We can’t count on the media to communicate our messages to Canadians.” The same political playbook was used by former president Trump, who bashed and demonized the press with his nonsensical “fake news” narrative and went so far as to state that the press was the enemy of the people. Like former president Trump, the Leader of the Opposition has turned to Twitter and Facebook to sow mistrust in mainstream media and silence critical voices. Canadians demand and deserve answers from elected officials at all levels. Freedom of the press is critical to a democracy in which the government is transparent and accountable to the people. Without it, our democracy is in trouble.
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Context: House Hansard - 76 - May/20/22
Mr. Chad Collins (Hamilton East—Stoney Creek, Lib.)
  • May/20/22 12:25:25 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, a free and independent press is vital to democracy, and it is sustained by journalists' remarkable work. From everyday sacrifices to numerous risks, journalists face incredible hardships to inform the world. However, Putin's regime has decided to further damage these strong values by closing the CBC bureau in Moscow to silence journalists from reporting the facts. What is the government's position on this deeply troubling authoritarian decision?
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