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House Hansard - 36

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 21, 2022 07:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 36 - Feb/21/22
Mr. Gérard Deltell (Louis-Saint-Laurent, CPC)
  • Feb/21/22 2:32:51 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it became clear this weekend that Canada did not need emergency measures to resolve the situation in Ottawa. Thousands of police officers from across Canada joined forces to resolve a specific situation. This is not the first time that has happened. Nevertheless, this government still wants to impose the Emergencies Act, which has no place in this context, in our view. The border crossings were cleared without this legislation. The Ambassador Bridge was cleared without this legislation. Why does the government stubbornly insist on implementing a law that Canadians do not want?
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Context: House Hansard - 36 - Feb/21/22
Mr. Gérard Deltell (Louis-Saint-Laurent, CPC)
  • Feb/21/22 2:33:47 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, back home in Quebec City we had protests over two weekends. We did not need the Emergencies Act. Instead, we saw the government and the police show leadership, the kind of leadership that has been sorely lacking in Ottawa in recent weeks. Seven Canadian premiers, including the Premier of Quebec, want nothing to do with this act, but the government still wants to impose this extreme piece of legislation, which has never been used before this weekend. Why is the government so insistent on doing this, given that the provincial premiers do not want it and neither do Canadians?
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