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House Hansard - 36

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 21, 2022 07:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 36 - Feb/21/22
Hon. David Lametti (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Lib.)
  • Feb/21/22 2:35:28 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am confident as Attorney General that we have met the standard to apply the Emergencies Act. As we have stated on many occasions, we are required as a government that any measures we take will conform with the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, including section 8 rights of search and seizure.
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Context: House Hansard - 36 - Feb/21/22
Hon. David Lametti (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Lib.)
  • Feb/21/22 3:01:44 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, if the hon. member was a lawyer he would understand that I would not answer that question. I speak as the Attorney General for the Government of Canada. In giving my legal opinion, I have assured this House, and I have assured the Canadian public, that I feel that we have met the legal standards based on the decision and that— Some hon. members: Oh, oh!
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Context: House Hansard - 36 - Feb/21/22
Hon. David Lametti
  • Feb/21/22 3:02:27 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as I was saying, the reason why, as an Attorney General, one never discloses whether or not one has an opinion is because that could be construed as giving consent to divulge that opinion. It is covered by solicitor-client privilege, and it will remain so.
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Context: House Hansard - 36 - Feb/21/22
Hon. David Lametti (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Lib.)
  • Feb/21/22 3:08:38 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the way in which the regulations for orders are based in the declaration, as well as the way in which they are written, clearly indicate that they flow from the declaration. Therefore, I can assure the hon. member, and I can assure Canadians, that the regulations for orders can only be used for combatting this particular emergency and no other situation.
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