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House Hansard - 37

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 28, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 37 - Feb/28/22
Mr. Yves Perron (Berthier—Maskinongé, BQ)
  • Feb/28/22 7:44:34 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, this is an extremely serious time. I agree with most of what the NDP leader said, especially what he said about more targeted sanctions. Does he think sanctions should be applied to Belarus to bring about the fastest, most conclusive results possible? That is what the Bloc Québécois believes. I would also like to know what he thinks about maintaining contact with embassies and ambassadors, as other parties have proposed.
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Context: House Hansard - 37 - Feb/28/22
Mr. Yves Perron (Berthier—Maskinongé, BQ)
  • Feb/28/22 7:57:24 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his remarks. This has been raised a few times today, and my colleague just mentioned it again, but I am not sure we have had a clear answer as to whether the government is considering waiving visa requirements for Ukrainians coming to Canada, whether on a temporary or permanent basis, since it is an emergency situation. I would like to hear my colleague's thoughts on that.
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Context: House Hansard - 37 - Feb/28/22
Mr. Yves Perron (Berthier—Maskinongé, BQ)
  • Feb/28/22 8:47:49 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, I thank my colleague for his speech and his sensitivity. We can see he is concerned, as are all of us here in the House. My colleague said that the government is prepared to do more. A number of solutions have been mentioned this evening, including expanding the sanctions to Belarus. I would like to know whether there have been talks with our partners to implement these sanctions as quickly as possible, in order to hurt everyone in the enemy camp. People who have taken Russia's side are no less guilty of these acts of aggression. Also, how can we better target wealthy Russian oligarchs, in an effort to hit the Russian president even harder?
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Context: House Hansard - 37 - Feb/28/22
Mr. Yves Perron (Berthier—Maskinongé, BQ)
  • Feb/28/22 9:19:40 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, I thank my colleague for his speech. I would like him to tell us about the humanitarian aspect of this war. From the bits of information we have been getting, we know that the Ukrainian people are holding the line and protecting their cities thanks to their extraordinary courage and amazing ability to mobilize. Those cities are currently under siege, however, which raises the spectre of a humanitarian crisis. I would like to know how the government plans to get help to people on the ground. Can it work with the Red Cross, perhaps? At this point, I would like to ask if the government is planning to raise the $10‑million cap for matching donations to the Red Cross. My priority is really the humanitarian crisis in the cities. What is the government planning to do about that?
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Context: House Hansard - 37 - Feb/28/22
Mr. Yves Perron (Berthier—Maskinongé, BQ)
  • Feb/28/22 9:50:28 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, I thank my colleague for her speech. Given her familiarity with military matters, I would like her opinion on a proposal her party put forward earlier to expel the Russian ambassador to Canada and recall the Canadian ambassador presently in Russia. Does she not think that any approach to conflict resolution requires at least some dialogue and communication? Does she think it would really be productive to expel an ambassador rather than maintain that contact?
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