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House Hansard - 40

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 3, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 40 - Mar/3/22
Hon. Anita Anand (Minister of National Defence, Lib.)
  • Mar/3/22 2:22:58 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, before I reply, I would like to take this opportunity to welcome a visitor. Here today is Andrii Bukvych, chargé d'affaires of the Embassy of Ukraine to Canada. Welcome to the House of Commons.
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Context: House Hansard - 40 - Mar/3/22
Hon. Anita Anand
  • Mar/3/22 2:24:05 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we must defend Canadians against disinformation and propaganda. We will not be intimidated by tyrants. Putin wants to destroy democracy.
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Context: House Hansard - 40 - Mar/3/22
Hon. Anita Anand (Minister of National Defence, Lib.)
  • Mar/3/22 2:25:10 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, of course we are prepared. We will leave no stone unturned to support our Ukrainian friends. To that end, I announced today that we will be stepping up our support with two new major contributions in order to provide more lethal aid. That is our priority to stand in solidarity with the people of Ukraine.
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Context: House Hansard - 40 - Mar/3/22
Hon. Anita Anand (Minister of National Defence, Lib.)
  • Mar/3/22 2:26:19 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for the question. Our government is prepared for any eventuality. We are putting in across-the-board measures to support Ukraine in this situation. We have NORAD modernization as our priority. We are working very closely with our American counterparts. We will leave no stone unturned for the safety and security of this country, this continent and indeed Ukraine itself.
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Context: House Hansard - 40 - Mar/3/22
Hon. Anita Anand (Minister of National Defence, Lib.)
  • Mar/3/22 2:27:37 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to assure my hon. colleague and the House of Commons that we are indeed prepared for every eventuality, including those from the information we have received relating to the nuclear allusions that Mr. Putin has been making. We need to be non-provocative, we need to be rational in this situation and we need to act together as a country and support each other in this time of need.
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Context: House Hansard - 40 - Mar/3/22
Hon. Anita Anand (Minister of National Defence, Lib.)
  • Mar/3/22 2:29:00 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to say that our government is very serious about protecting our sovereignty in the North and the Arctic. What we are going to do is continue working with the United States for our continent and our country. We also have the Coast Guard working for us.
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Context: House Hansard - 40 - Mar/3/22
Hon. Anita Anand (Minister of National Defence, Lib.)
  • Mar/3/22 2:30:11 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, today we announced a new program that will eliminate many of the administrative formalities to get Ukrainians here faster so they can have a safe place to stay for up to two years. There will be no limit to the number of Ukrainians who can apply. The process will be very fast.
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Context: House Hansard - 40 - Mar/3/22
Hon. Anita Anand (Minister of National Defence, Lib.)
  • Mar/3/22 2:31:24 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, first of all, we will do everything we can to welcome the people of Ukraine. Second, since we know that family members of Canadian citizens may want to start a new life in Canada, everyone who arrives under these measures will be eligible for an open work permit. They will be able to start working right away if they wish. We are also going to work very hard for families.
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Context: House Hansard - 40 - Mar/3/22
Hon. Anita Anand (Minister of National Defence, Lib.)
  • Mar/3/22 2:32:33 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, together with our allies, we are ensuring that Russia's actions do not go unpunished. We have levied sanctions against President Putin directly, key members of his inner circle, his foreign minister, oligarchs close to the Putin regime and members of the State Duma, and we are not done yet. We will keep working with our allies to impose sanctions that are meaningful across the board.
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Context: House Hansard - 40 - Mar/3/22
Hon. Anita Anand (Minister of National Defence, Lib.)
  • Mar/3/22 2:33:42 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as I have already said, we have already imposed sanctions against President Putin himself and on key members of his inner circle, the oligarchs close to his regime and members of the Russian Duma. We will continue to exert maximum pressure on the Putin regime with our allies.
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Context: House Hansard - 40 - Mar/3/22
Hon. Anita Anand (Minister of National Defence, Lib.)
  • Mar/3/22 2:34:43 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, alongside our American partners, our government is making the investments necessary to modernize NORAD. It is a personal priority for me and for our government, and I have had many conversations with the secretary of defence of the United States about our continued co-operation to protect the sovereignty of our Arctic, to protect our continental defence and to work together for the benefit of the safety and security of our world.
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Context: House Hansard - 40 - Mar/3/22
Hon. Anita Anand (Minister of National Defence, Lib.)
  • Mar/3/22 2:35:48 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we are making major, essential investments in personnel, equipment and infrastructure in the north. What have we done? We recently awarded a $592‑million contract to Nasittuq Corporation, an Inuit company, to operate and maintain the North Warning System. We remain strongly and steadfastly committed to defending our national interests.
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