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House Hansard - 57

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 25, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 57 - Apr/25/22
Mr. Gérard Deltell (Louis-Saint-Laurent, CPC)
  • Apr/25/22 2:35:25 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, when it comes to the Emergencies Act, the government is still falling short on its duty to be transparent. Let us not forget that, in 2015, the government campaigned on being a global example of transparency. It is quite the opposite. As required by the legislation, the government called an inquiry today, but it waited until the last minute to do so. What Canadians and especially we as parliamentarians want is to have access to the documents containing objective and factual information. What is the government trying to hide by not presenting the inquiry documents to the House?
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Context: House Hansard - 57 - Apr/25/22
Mr. Gérard Deltell (Louis-Saint-Laurent, CPC)
  • Apr/25/22 2:36:42 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to see that, at the very least, the minister has read the act and is enforcing it. The problem with this affair is that it reminds us of the unfortunate events at Winnipeg's National Microbiology Laboratory. Members will recall that this government did everything it could to prevent parliamentarians and the House of Commons from having access to the documents. Members will also recall that this government dragged the Speaker himself to court when he defended parliamentarians' rights. The question is very simple: Why is the government refusing to release certain documents that state the facts and are not political or partisan?
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