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House Hansard - 21

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 1, 2022 10:00AM
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Hon. Ed Fast (Abbotsford, CPC)
  • Feb/1/22 11:51:09 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, the member spent much of his time disparaging the official opposition. Yes, this is politics, and I understand that, but what was most offensive about his remarks were the suggestions that the opposition does not care about mental health and that the previous government did nothing about mental health. In fact, it was one of our Conservative members of Parliament, the member for Cariboo—Prince George, who brought forward a proposal to establish a national suicide hotline. It passed unanimously in the House over a year ago, yet the government has failed to implement that very worthwhile proposal. When can Canadians expect that suicide hotline to be in place?
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Hon. Ed Fast (Abbotsford, CPC)
  • Feb/1/22 12:22:52 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I really appreciate the fact that my colleague referenced the historic floods that took place in the Fraser Valley of British Columbia. The devastation is unprecedented. It is my riding. These are my farmers, my businesses and my residents who are struggling to recover from this. He also mentioned New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, and I am glad he did because the problem of climate change-related weather events is critical. We are going to need very significant investments in the many billions of dollars across Canada to protect Canadians against these weather events. I would invite the member to comment on the investments that will be required to be made, especially in his neck of the woods, and why it is important that we make these investments now and not wait for another disaster to happen before we take note of what is happening around us.
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Hon. Ed Fast (Abbotsford, CPC)
  • Feb/1/22 2:54:32 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, while lithium is critical in the production of electric vehicles, last week we learned that the minister fast-tracked the sale of a Canadian lithium company to a state-owned enterprise from China without conducting a full, national security review. However, for three long years, the same minister has refused to say no to Huawei building Canada's 5G network. Why is it so easy for him to say yes to risky takeovers of Canadian companies, yet so hard for him to say no to dubious foreign takeovers?
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Hon. Ed Fast (Abbotsford, CPC)
  • Feb/1/22 2:55:51 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the minister is not entitled to his own facts. He also refused to tell Canadians whether he consulted with our allies before making the hasty decision to allow Neo Lithium to be sold to China. We assume his answer is no and that he did not consult. Our American allies, and our other allies, banned Huawei from their 5G networks long ago and cannot understand why the Liberal government continues to dither and delay. It has been three years. When will the minister stop appeasing the communist regime in Beijing and finally say no way to Huawei?
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Hon. Ed Fast (Abbotsford, CPC)
  • Feb/1/22 2:57:08 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Canada must say no to Huawei. The Washington Post recently reported how Huawei has developed voice and facial recognition technology that helps governments track and monitor political dissidents, manage re-education camps and help retailers track shoppers. This is appalling. While Canada's most trusted allies have banned Huawei from their networks, the Liberal government refuses to do so. Again, I ask the minister when will he say no way to Huawei?
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Hon. Ed Fast (Abbotsford, CPC)
  • Feb/1/22 2:58:19 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we are going to the data economy, but not with China. Our own intelligence agencies have long warned the Prime Minister about allowing Huawei into our 5G networks. It turns out they were right. For years, Huawei denied that it was a tool of the communist regime in Beijing. However, now we have evidence that the company is deeply implicated in designing surveillance tools to keep track of millions if not billions of people all around the world. When will the minister make a decision on Huawei, and when will he finally say no way to Huawei?
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