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House Hansard - 32

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 16, 2022 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 32 - Feb/16/22
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • Feb/16/22 2:22:26 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the invocation of the Emergencies Act is not something to be done lightly. It is not something to be done as a first resort or even a second resort. However, it was necessary to be done to give local law enforcement across the country the tools to handle these illegal blockades, to be able to ensure restoration of order and to make sure that Canadians, whether they are losing shifts or seeing supplies delayed on their way to the border, are able to get back to their daily lives. This is a decision we took and of course Parliament is going to have an opportunity to debate it.
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Context: House Hansard - 32 - Feb/16/22
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • Feb/16/22 2:27:02 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the invocation of the Emergencies Act is extremely serious and we have taken it extremely seriously. It followed specific steps that were taken and this will continue in the House. It followed consultation with the premiers. It gives tools, in a proportionate and responsible way, to the officers of jurisdiction to be able to end these illegal blockades. This will be a moment that will be studied in the history books. What people will see is that the Conservatives never stopped playing personal partisan politics.
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Context: House Hansard - 32 - Feb/16/22
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • Feb/16/22 2:35:51 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the invocation of the Emergencies Act is not something to be done lightly. It is a matter of giving law enforcement the resources they need to do their job. We have been there from day one to provide more resources to the Ottawa police and police services across the country. On Monday, we chose to invoke the Emergencies Act to give them even more tools.
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Context: House Hansard - 32 - Feb/16/22
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • Feb/16/22 2:41:46 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the invocation of the Emergencies Act is not something to be done lightly. On that we absolutely agree. That is why we not only laid out the rationale and explained to Canadians why and how we are doing it, but made sure that the new powers are circumspect, are proportional and are to be used only where they are needed. We are also about to have days of debate in the House on exactly these questions so that parliamentarians, and indeed all Canadians, are able to see that this was necessary.
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