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House Hansard - 33

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 17, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 33 - Feb/17/22
Mr. Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, NDP)
  • Feb/17/22 10:29:07 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, for weeks this occupation has been allowed to continue. People have lost wages, citizens have been harassed and the potential for violence has grown. Instead of acting, the federal government argued over jurisdiction. What responsibility does the Prime Minister take for the inaction that has made invoking the Emergencies Act necessary?
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Mr. Yasir Naqvi (Ottawa Centre, Lib.)
  • Feb/17/22 10:54:32 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, now I will speak on behalf of my constituents, which all of us are sworn to do. I ask the members opposite: If this kind of occupation was happening in their neighbourhoods in their ridings for four weeks in a row— Some hon. members: Oh, oh!
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Ms. Niki Ashton (Churchill—Keewatinook Aski, NDP)
  • Feb/17/22 3:55:10 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we are here because of a failure of leadership, and it is day 21 of the occupation in our nation's capital. Local leadership has failed and police inaction has been on full display, even police complicity. Shockingly, the Conservative leader and Conservative MPs have been aiding and abetting the illegal occupation. Then we have the Liberals, who have sat by for going on four weeks and have not taken the measures necessary to crack down on an illegal occupation led by a number of folks who are known to be associated with white supremacy. Why did the Liberals, once the first clear signs were out there, not crack down on this illegal occupation, particularly on the funding, including foreign funding?
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Ms. Lisa Marie Barron (Nanaimo—Ladysmith, NDP)
  • Feb/17/22 4:20:24 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as I was listening to the member's intervention today, I was reflecting on a joint statement from Canada's unions on the Ottawa occupation from February 9, 2022. It states: Canada’s unions have fought for generations for the right to protest. This is a cornerstone of our democratic system. But what we have witnessed on the streets of Canada’s capital…is something different altogether. Instead, they refer to what is happening outside this chamber as “an occupation by an angry mob trying to disguise itself as a peaceful protest.” This joint statement calls on the federal government to quickly deliver urgently needed supports to workers and businesses affected. Can the member please share how aligning himself with an occupation that has shut down workers and businesses is in the best interests of Canadians?
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Mr. Blake Desjarlais (Edmonton Griesbach, NDP)
  • Feb/17/22 5:42:49 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, just this Monday, the City of Ottawa still claimed it did not have enough resources from provincial and federal governments to deal with the occupation. Just the day before that, the Minister of Emergency Preparedness was blaming the police for the lack of enforcement. While there may be some truth to both claims, both are finger pointing and blaming each other. This is not what Canadians need. They need leadership. Do my Liberal colleagues agree that it is unacceptable that we see arguments about resources in the third week of this occupation? Why has this not been figured out yet?
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Mr. Chandra Arya
  • Feb/17/22 10:57:57 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, it is right for people to have some concerns. This act is being applied for the first time, so there are some legitimate concerns. The issue of whether we should have brought this act in five days ago or two days later can be debated, but the time came when it was critical to our economic infrastructure to end this occupation by mostly foreign-funded groups. I think the government took these steps at the right time and in coordination with all other levels of government.
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Ms. Ruby Sahota (Brampton North, Lib.)
  • Feb/17/22 10:59:00 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I would like to ask my hon. colleague this. Tonight, a lot of references have been made that we need to listen to Canadians and to our constituents, so I would like to ask the member for Nepean this. What do his constituents think of this occupation in Ottawa?
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