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House Hansard - 36

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 21, 2022 07:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 36 - Feb/21/22
Ms. Michelle Ferreri (Peterborough—Kawartha, CPC)
  • Feb/21/22 7:12:09 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, I can feel a lot of stress and tension as we debate this. Do you respect the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, which I assume you do? I am assuming everybody—
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Context: House Hansard - 36 - Feb/21/22
Mr. Joël Lightbound
  • Feb/21/22 4:52:02 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, that is a very relevant question. The member for Rosemont has known me long enough to know that I do not have any sympathy for far-right groups. We saw how some of these groups latched onto this movement. I think we need to ask ourselves how we can monitor the foreign funding of certain causes in Canada. However, a value that is dear to me as a lawyer involved in the defence of civil rights is the existence of legal proceedings when the state uses such coercive power.
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