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House Hansard - 38

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 1, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 38 - Mar/1/22
Mr. Joël Godin (Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, CPC)
  • Mar/1/22 2:44:15 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, this is the story of a protest that dragged on because of the inaction of a Prime Minister who did nothing for three weeks. It was disappointing. Suddently, on February 14, this Prime Minister invoked the Emergencies Act. Three days of debate followed. On February 21, the Liberals and the NDP voted in favour of that legislation. On Wednesday, February 23, this Prime Minister contradicted himself by saying that what had been urgent was no longer urgent, and he revoked the act. Can he tell us what happened between Monday and Wednesday to make him do that?
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Context: House Hansard - 38 - Mar/1/22
Hon. Marco Mendicino (Minister of Public Safety, Lib.)
  • Mar/1/22 2:44:57 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for his question. From the beginning of the protest, from the beginning of the illegal blockade, the government took many concrete measures. We added resources and, yes, we did invoke the Emergencies Act, but we did so as a last resort and on the advice of the police. We then revoked the act. A great deal of progress has been made, and we will continue to increase resources to protect public safety.
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