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House Hansard - 31

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 15, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 31 - Feb/15/22
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • Feb/15/22 2:31:37 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Emergencies Act provides additional tools for governments and local police forces supported by the RCMP if needed. We will not impose measures anywhere in the country where they are not needed. These are tools that local police are free to use at their discretion, but it is a matter of ensuring that everyone has the tools they need to end these illegal blockades.
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Context: House Hansard - 31 - Feb/15/22
Hon. Marco Mendicino (Minister of Public Safety, Lib.)
  • 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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Context: House Hansard - 31 - Feb/15/22
Hon. Marco Mendicino (Minister of Public Safety, Lib.)
  • 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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