44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 17, 2022 10:00AM
- Feb/17/22 3:53:28 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, what is happening right now is complicated and a source of anxiety for many. I am talking not only about the blockade, but also about the Emergencies Act.
All the hot spots, except Ottawa, have been dismantled without implementing emergency measures. Why invoke them now? Ottawa is the only one left.
If someone threatens someone else, the Criminal Code applies. If someone has an unlicensed weapon, the Criminal Code applies. The Criminal Code already covers everything the government wants to accomplish with the Emergencies Act.
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- Feb/17/22 5:39:14 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, we will never associate ourselves with the illegal actions of certain protesters. It must be said.
This may seem simplistic, but I would like to summarize, with my own words and images, what I see the government doing. It is like a parent whose child keeps doing something that puts them in danger, but nine times out of 10, the parent does nothing. However, the 10th time, the parent flies into a rage. The child does not understand what is happening, which makes all of this pointless.
That is a bit like what is happening right now. Before flying into a rage, maybe the government could use existing laws, such as the Criminal Code.
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- Feb/17/22 7:49:35 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, there are a lot of things I would like to say about the passionate speech by my colleague from Winnipeg North, but there was one sentence that especially struck me. He said, “If I were in Winnipeg, I would not have tolerated it”.
Is the misfortune of the City of Ottawa, the mayor of Ottawa and the chief of the Ottawa police, who asked for 1,800 police officers only to receive 275, most of them having served in the Prime Minister’s security detail, related to the fact that, with a few exceptions, most of the people here do not live in Ottawa year round?
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- Feb/17/22 9:08:18 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I have been listening to my colleagues since this morning because this is an extremely important issue.
What I am hearing does not make sense. It is like a book without a cover or anything written inside. Some people think everything is sombre and sad, but others are living in a magical land of unicorns. Where is the middle ground?
Could my colleague tell me what measures should have been taken sooner, based on that middle ground?
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- Feb/17/22 10:09:00 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I am a bit of an odd duck and when I have questions, I do research. Right now, I am reading the Criminal Code. It is long, but interesting.
The things that have been happening here are illegal under the Criminal Code, but nothing has been done about that. On behalf of our citizens, can my colleague tell me what measures should have been put in place before today?
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- Feb/17/22 10:39:56 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I am a planner. When I saw the 70-kilometre-long convoy headed this way, I thought there would be no problem. I thought there would be a plan in place that would involve coordination between various officials. Then I realized that that was not necessarily the case.
On February 7, the federal government was asked to provide assistance, in the form of 1,800 police officers to support the city and law enforcement officials.
Could that have been done earlier, on both the city side and the government side, and should 1,800 police officers have been sent, rather than 275?
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- Feb/17/22 11:42:41 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, as I listened to my colleagues talk about these crimes all evening, I kept thinking the same thing: They could all be dealt with under the Criminal Code.
My question is the following: Why was the City of Ottawa not given more assistance and police resources to ensure that the Criminal Code could be enforced before moving directly to the Emergencies Act?
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