44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 16, 2022 02:00PM
- Feb/16/22 2:30:30 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, in hindsight, and after reading the documents pertaining to the use and invocation of the Emergencies Act, this feels more and more like an exercise in covering up the failures of the government and the Prime Minister above all else.
I look forward to debating this matter in the House with all of my colleagues, because the National Assembly of Quebec unanimously opposes it.
The Government of Quebec opposes it. The Bloc Québécois opposes it. The Conservative members from Quebec oppose it.
Why will the Prime Minister not simply exclude the provinces that do not wish to enforce these orders?
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- Feb/16/22 2:31:49 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister's job is to serve Canadians, and he is not supposed to achieve that by doing Quebeckers a disservice.
Canada's current Prime Minister, of all people, should be aware that Quebeckers are particularly sensitive to any reference to this thinly disguised spawn of the War Measures Act.
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- Feb/16/22 2:42:27 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, first of all, I invite the Prime Minister to read his own order before reading out his answers to questions in the House. It does not say that the provinces have a choice. It says that the federal government chooses where it will or will not take action.
Second, I invite members of the NDP to seriously reflect on this given the history of their party, which courageously opposed the War Measures Act in 1970.
Third, it is shameful to compare the use of the Canadian army in Quebec for humanitarian purposes to the Emergencies Act.
Does he realize that turning away—
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- Feb/16/22 2:43:51 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am not sure the Prime Minister actually understands how truly difficult things are for ordinary people.
Does he realize that health care falls under the jurisdiction of Quebec and the provinces? Does he realize how little he had to do in that regard? Does he realize how much he has messed things up? Does he realize that the energy that should be put towards combatting the pandemic is now being spent on fighting a security problem that should have never happened under his watch?
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- Feb/16/22 2:59:43 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister referred to the investments made by the federal government during the pandemic.
I would remind him that these investments are being made with borrowed money, money that belongs to Quebeckers and Canadians. He is leaving a debt to Quebeckers and Canadians, and he should have incurred it without trying to impose conditions before making much larger health transfers and the mistakes of the past few days.
He showed no shame in also referring to some of the darkest moments in the recent history of his country.
Does the Prime Minister realize that we do not need him to go to the bank and that we do not need the Emergencies Act to contain the crisis in Quebec?
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- Feb/16/22 3:01:05 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, that summary the Prime Minister just delivered is, in a way, a summary of his own failure.
Is he aware that an act as important as the Emergencies Act requires some consensus in the House?
The official opposition is against it. The Bloc Québécois is against it. Once again, I urge the NDP to give this matter some careful thought.
Does the Prime Minister realize there are other ways to handle this and that he lacks the legitimacy to impose this act on Quebec?
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