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House Hansard - 33

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 17, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 33 - Feb/17/22
Mr. Dane Lloyd
  • Feb/17/22 12:45:36 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, we could go on Twitter right now and find some of the most outrageous, offensive and criminal statements across Canada. What we do not do in this country is base the passage of laws and the invocation of emergency acts upon the possibility of a threat. We must base it on a real threat. We must base it on evidence that there is a threat to Canadians. The fact that we are allowed to walk freely through this parliamentary precinct with protesters less than 100 metres from us right now undermines the claim that there is a serious threat to Canadian democracy.
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Context: House Hansard - 33 - Feb/17/22
Mr. Martin Champoux (Drummond, BQ)
  • Feb/17/22 1:58:25 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I never thought I would do this, but I am going to pick up on what the member for Timmins—James Bay just said. When will the Conservatives acknowledge that there is an actual threat that the police clearly do not have the means to contain? When will they admit that the evidence is right in front of them, what with the weapons seizure in Coutts and the threats made right out in the open on social media? What more proof does my colleague need to be convinced that the police are failing to contain the ongoing occupation here in Ottawa?
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Hon. Kerry-Lynne Findlay
  • Feb/17/22 1:59:11 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for the question. It would be really refreshing to actually have real evidence connecting these dots. The Minister of Emergency Preparedness, at a press conference in the last couple of days, asserted that what happened at Coutts, the arrests at Coutts, were directly related to the leadership here in Ottawa, and under questioning by the media, backed down, backed down further, backed down further again, and basically said, “Well, I'm just sort of figuring that out myself.” That is not real evidence, that is not a real connection and that is not a national security threat.
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Context: House Hansard - 33 - Feb/17/22
Mr. Mark Strahl
  • Feb/17/22 4:23:17 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am surprised the hon, member, being so terrified of what he sees outside, found his way into the House of Commons. It must have been very difficult for him to walk past the bouncy castles and the kids' play area to get inside. This is a ridiculous argument. The idea that somehow a manifesto by a few people on the Internet is a threat to the national security of the country, is a clear and present danger to the national security of our country, is absolutely ridiculous. This is a protest that has gone on. We have said, quite clearly, that it is time for the individuals there to move their trucks or to have them moved. That can all be done through existing legislation. I know that this member and his government like to control Canadians. They like to gather all the power they can. We need to reject this draconian overreach and do it today.
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Context: House Hansard - 33 - Feb/17/22
Mr. Larry Brock (Brantford—Brant, CPC)
  • Feb/17/22 9:52:46 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, given my former career as a Crown attorney for the last 18 years, I want to draw on your reference to Mr. King and his comments directed toward the Prime Minister, which in my view constitute a threat to do grievous bodily harm. Do you not think this would provide the police with ample authority, under the Criminal Code, to lay criminal charges in relation to uttering death threats or anything of that nature, as opposed to imposing of the Emergencies Act?
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