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House Hansard - 87

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 13, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 87 - Jun/13/22
Mr. Luc Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable, CPC)
  • Jun/13/22 2:18:49 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, ministerial responsibility is a cornerstone of our political system. It means that ministers are accountable for their departments' actions. With the job comes huge responsibility. Does this principle, which is what gives people confidence in their government, mean anything to the Prime Minister and his cabinet?
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Context: House Hansard - 87 - Jun/13/22
Mr. Luc Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable, CPC)
  • Jun/13/22 2:19:25 p.m.
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We shall see, Mr. Speaker. On April 28, the Minister of Public Safety said, and I quote, “the invocation of the Emergencies Act...was only put forward after police officials told us they needed this special power”. No police service acknowledges having asked for the Emergencies Act. Are the minister and the Prime Minister both insisting that police asked the government to invoke the Emergencies Act?
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Context: House Hansard - 87 - Jun/13/22
Mr. Luc Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable, CPC)
  • Jun/13/22 2:20:30 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, that is what Commissioner Lucki said after the act was invoked, not before. However, on April 28, the Minister of Public Safety stated, “It was on the advice of [the police] that we invoked the Emergencies Act”. The whole story told by the Prime Minister to justify invoking the Emergencies Act was farfetched, and all the police forces have denied asking the federal government to invoke it. The minister's remarks were clear and unequivocal. He cannot deny having said them. Was it the Prime Minister himself or someone in his cabinet who asked the Minister of Public Safety to use the police to justify invoking the Emergencies Act?
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