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House Hansard - 25

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 7, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 25 - Feb/7/22
Ms. Rachel Blaney (North Island—Powell River, NDP)
  • Feb/7/22 2:32:30 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the people of Ottawa are being terrorized by the ongoing convoy. Health care workers are being harassed, retail workers have been assaulted and small businesses have had to shut down. People do not feel safe in their own city. It is completely unacceptable. At times of crisis, Canadians expect their prime minister to show leadership, but there has been no help to de-escalate this situation. Will the Prime Minister finally meet with municipal leaders and come up with a plan so Canadians can feel safe?
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Context: House Hansard - 25 - Feb/7/22
Ms. Rachel Blaney (North Island—Powell River, NDP)
  • Feb/7/22 7:46:44 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as I walk through this occupation, I often reflect at the veterans' spokesperson for the NDP on the people who fought for us, who fought for other countries, stand up and speak out against any kind of oppression of the people who fought for the freedom to have a protest in this country. I read an article today which spoke about veteran who was so upset to see people parking on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. He went there to take pictures of those licence plates to make sure that they were removed and that those people would be held accountable. Right now in our nation's capital, both that monument and the aboriginal monument are surrounded by fences to protect those monuments for the very people who fought for us to have the privilege to stand in the House. I am wondering if the member could talk about where the line is to stand up against people who are causing concerning violence and doing things that we should all be appalled by.
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