44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 15, 2022 10:00AM
- Feb/15/22 2:24:13 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, for 17 days, the Prime Minister did not lift a finger to help with what was happening here in Ottawa. At one point, he insulted those who were not listening to him and who did not share his point of view. As a result, yesterday, the Prime Minister invoked a law that has not been used in 50 years.
He said that he consulted the premiers. That is not true. He actually just informed the premiers of what was going to happen, because half of them are against this course of action. Premier François Legault made that very clear when he said that the Prime Minister of Canada was adding fuel to the fire.
Why does the Prime Minister always try to cover up his inaction?
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- Feb/15/22 2:26:59 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Ottawa has lost control over Ottawa.
Interestingly, the situation at the Ambassador Bridge was resolved without the Emergencies Act. The situation in Coutts and the weapons seizure happened without the Emergencies Act. The situation in Quebec was managed just fine without the Emergencies Act.
Yesterday the Prime Minister pledged that the measures would be geographically targeted, but that is not what the order says. Will the Prime Minister make it clear that this order does not apply to Quebec?
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- Feb/15/22 2:31:04 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, this is a national crisis, and we have seen the impact it is having. Weapons were found in Coutts, and the situation in Ottawa is deteriorating. It has become quite clear that it is time to put an end to the occupation. It is also clear that there is no occupation in Quebec.
Is the Prime Minister prepared to make the commitment that the emergency measures will not be applied where they are not needed?
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- Feb/15/22 2:33:33 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we shall see if the Prime Minister answers this one. At every opportunity he has had to de-escalate the situation in Ottawa and around Canada, he has chosen to hide, confront and escalate. His divisive conduct has been a lesson in abject failure. Blockades should come down. They are already coming down across this country, but now the Prime Minister has invoked the Emergencies Act to punish Canadians who, in his words, hold “unacceptable views”.
Why is the Prime Minister punishing Canadians for their political views?
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- Feb/15/22 2:41:43 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I will tell the House what the government did not do.
The Prime Minister has not been in contact with the occupiers on Parliament Hill since they arrived 19 days ago.
He did not send his share of the 1,800 law enforcement officers requested by the City of Ottawa.
He did not set up a crisis task force comprising all levels of government and all police forces.
He did not consult his Quebec and provincial partners before informing them of his decision to invoke the Emergencies Act.
Does the Prime Minister really believe that invoking this law should be the first real step the government takes to respond to the siege in Ottawa?
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- Feb/15/22 2:42:17 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, with all due respect for my colleague, perhaps she has not been watching the news.
There are three installments of police reinforcements helping the police here in Ottawa. In addition, members of the RCMP have done a lot of good work, not just here in Ottawa but also in Windsor, where the Ambassador Bridge has now reopened.
That is good for the economy and good for everyone, but we also need to look at new tools to help the police put an end to this illegal blockade and convoy.
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- Feb/15/22 2:44:41 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, right from the outset of the blockades and the disruptions that were taking place in Ottawa, and then the blockades at our critical infrastructure at our ports of entry, our government has worked with municipal and provincial partners right across the country to ensure that they had the resources and the support they needed to keep Canadians safe—
Some hon. members: Oh, oh!
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- Feb/15/22 2:47:02 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, last Friday, the Prime Minister said that the Ottawa police had enough resources to deal with the protesters, and on Monday he calls for emergency measures. Boy, that escalated quickly. He had 17 days to act, and after hiding in his cottage on his MacBook for the first week, he did nothing but divide and stigmatize.
My constituents in Saskatoon West want to know this: What changed in the Prime Minister's mind over the weekend to justify such drastic measures?
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- Feb/15/22 2:47:36 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I want to assure my colleague that the RCMP has been supporting and aiding the Ottawa Police Service to enforce public safety not only here in Ottawa but in Windsor, where we have reopened the Ambassador Bridge; in Coutts, where the border is reopened; and in Surrey, where the border is reopened. That is good. It is good for the economy and it is good for Canadians, who can get back to work. Yesterday's invocation of the Emergencies Act is meant to secure those gains so that we give the police all the tools they need for declaring certain zones that are adjacent to our borders and our national symbols.
It is important for the Conservatives to ask those participating in the illegal blockades to now go home.
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- Feb/15/22 2:58:41 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, today, February 15, is the day Canada celebrates its maple leaf flag.
What a way to celebrate. The flag is flying everywhere, more flags than ever before, in the streets of downtown Ottawa. It is being flown in demonstrations in the United States, in France, in New Zealand. The Canadian flag has literally become an international symbol of movements so unhinged as to seek the overthrow of democratically elected governments.
Does the Prime Minister realize that his reaction to the occupation of—
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