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House Hansard - 25

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 7, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 25 - Feb/7/22
Mr. Alexandre Boulerice (Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie, NDP)
  • Feb/7/22 2:31:14 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Canadians across the country are struggling to pay for groceries and rent. Demand for food banks is skyrocketing. Where is the Prime Minister? What is he doing? The city of Ottawa is under occupation. Residents are being harassed, and their city is being taken over. Where is the Prime Minister? What is he doing? We expect the Prime Minister to step up during times of crisis, but he has been missing in action for days. Now is the time to show leadership. When will the Prime Minister do something to stop residents from being terrorized in their own city?
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Context: House Hansard - 25 - Feb/7/22
Mr. Alexandre Boulerice (Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie, NDP)
  • Feb/7/22 8:03:08 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for his speech. I agree with him on one point: The Liberal government bears some responsibility and leadership is lacking at the moment. That is why this protest, this siege or occupation of Ottawa, has unfortunately been dragging on for 10 days. I would also like to point out the cacophony of noise coming from the Conservative Party at the moment. This convoy announced from the outset that it wanted to overthrow a democratically elected government and replace it with some kind of committee with the Senate and the Governor General. This is a fiercely undemocratic position, which has been supported by the leader of the Conservative Party and the member for Carleton. Those are the facts. As the convoy protesters entered the city centre and intimidated, harassed and spat on residents, several Conservative MPs had their pictures taken with these people, who are acting like thugs. What is the current position of the Conservative Party?
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Context: House Hansard - 25 - Feb/7/22
Mr. Alexandre Boulerice (Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie, NDP)
  • Feb/7/22 8:33:08 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for her speech. She provided some interesting angles and perspectives, but I would like to come back to something that was said earlier by her colleague from Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia. She said that the Liberals were hiding behind jurisdiction to explain their lack of responsibility and leadership. She even mentioned that since this is happening in Ottawa, they say that it is up to the Ottawa police and the mayor of Ottawa to manage the situation, that their hands are tied because this does not fall under their jurisdiction. I would like to know whether she agrees with her Bloc Québécois colleague that in times of crisis, jurisdictions are important, but they are not a reason to not take action.
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