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House Hansard - 35

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 20, 2022 07:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 35 - Feb/20/22
Mrs. Julie Vignola (Beauport—Limoilou, BQ)
  • Feb/20/22 1:08:24 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech. His account of what happened to his family is unfortunately similar to what I have been told, and what my aunt and family friends have told me, about October 1970, and I totally understand the horror he must have experienced back then. What is happening now is not about the army, it is about protesters. I kept reading and rereading, and I wondered what powers the police did not have before the Emergencies Act was invoked. Were they unable to issue fines? Were they unable to co-operate? Were they unable to enforce a court order? What powers did they not have that were suddenly given to them?
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Context: House Hansard - 35 - Feb/20/22
Mrs. Julie Vignola (Beauport—Limoilou, BQ)
  • Feb/20/22 2:07:31 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I liked the tone of the speech given by the member, my former colleague on the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates, with whom I have had the opportunity to share many thoughts. Nevertheless, I will ask him the same question I asked my other colleague earlier. Where and how do these emergency measures give police rights and powers that they did not already have? Before these emergency measures were invoked, were police forces from different municipalities not allowed to work together? Could police officers not issue fines? Could police officers not enforce court orders? How do these emergency measures give the police new powers? What are the new powers?
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Context: House Hansard - 35 - Feb/20/22
Mrs. Julie Vignola
  • Feb/20/22 2:17:12 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am rising on a point of order. I do not always agree with what is being said in the House, but regardless of who is speaking, it is nice to be able to listen to and hear each other. However, when people are speaking to each other from across the chamber, it makes it hard to hear. I would appreciate it if any colleagues who insist on speaking would go out to the lobby.
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Context: House Hansard - 35 - Feb/20/22
Mrs. Julie Vignola (Beauport—Limoilou, BQ)
  • Feb/20/22 4:36:52 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I would like to stay on the topic of the financial measures. I was reading the order and its requirements. It talks about financial monitoring and accounts getting frozen. All of that is already part of the existing Criminal Code, but what about cryptocurrency? If that is the only element that is not in the Criminal Code, was it really worth proceeding with the Emergencies Act, instead of quickly passing a bill to include cryptocurrency as personal property that can be seized in the event of illegal transactions, as the member said?
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