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House Hansard - 34

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 19, 2022 07:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 34 - Feb/19/22
Mr. John Brassard (Barrie—Innisfil, CPC)
  • Feb/19/22 7:17:37 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the member for the Bloc laid out perfectly why this was an expansive overreach on the part of the government. One of the things that is extremely concerning to me, and I think the Deputy Prime Minister actually confirmed this the other day, is that the government is intending to impose some of the measures in the Emergencies Act on a more permanent basis, including financial tracking of individuals. This causes a problem not just here in Ottawa but right across the country, including in Quebec. Is the fact that she is talking about a more permanent measure of tracking the bank accounts and the transactions of Canadians disturbing? It should be.
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Context: House Hansard - 34 - Feb/19/22
Mr. John Brassard (Barrie—Innisfil, CPC)
  • Feb/19/22 7:47:23 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, at one point the hon. member asked how we got to this point. She then proceeded to blame everybody else, including Ontario Premier Doug Ford, but failed to place any blame on her own Prime Minister for wedging, stigmatizing and dividing people, calling them racist, misogynist and extremist, and asking whether we have to tolerate these people. What we are seeing in this country, in the manifestation of protests across the country, is a logical conclusion to the identity politics the Prime Minister has played. I want to ask a question specific to the Emergencies Act. The order in council released by the government authorized the government to impose other temporary measures authorized under section 19 of the Emergencies Act that are not yet known, which basically gives the Prime Minister and the executive branch of government unfettered power over their citizens. How could anyone, even on that side, logically support that?
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Context: House Hansard - 34 - Feb/19/22
Mr. John Brassard
  • Feb/19/22 7:48:55 a.m.
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On a point of order, the hon. member should know that I am not referring to the act. I am actually referring to the order in council.
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Context: House Hansard - 34 - Feb/19/22
Mr. John Brassard (Barrie—Innisfil, CPC)
  • Feb/19/22 12:20:16 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I thank the member for his speech. I am on the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics with him, and I would like to say that he is a very honourable man. I am very worried. The order issued by the government authorizes it to impose other temporary measures authorized under section 19 of the Emergencies Act, which are not yet known. The Prime Minister is basically asking the House to grant him limited powers, but that, actually, is quite broad. Is the member also worried?
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Context: House Hansard - 34 - Feb/19/22
Mr. John Brassard (Barrie—Innisfil, CPC)
  • Feb/19/22 12:36:28 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, the Minister of Justice revealed yesterday that the financial provisions of the Emergencies Act were aimed more at punishing political opponents than at actually fighting crime. Can members imagine living in a country like Canada where a law or an act is designed to beat down political dissent on the part of opposition parties. That could include the Bloc Québécois, for example. I am interested in the member's comments on that.
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Context: House Hansard - 34 - Feb/19/22
Mr. John Brassard
  • Feb/19/22 12:51:47 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I rise on a point of order. The hon. member for Kingston and the Islands used an unparliamentary term, referring to another member as an “idiot”. I would like him to apologize.
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