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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 2:20:30 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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Context: House Hansard - 87 - Jun/13/22
Ms. Marilyn Gladu (Sarnia—Lambton, CPC)
  • Jun/13/22 2:48:47 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Liberals insist the police asked them to invoke the Emergencies Act. Police forces say they never asked. The Liberals insist the Act was needed in order to tow the trucks away, which is not the case, as all border blockades were resolved beforehand and it was the province that leveraged the licences of tow truck owners to get their co-operation. The allegations about Russian and foreign funding were false, and the accusations of arson were also false. Will the Prime Minister admit that invoking the Emergencies Act was just to punish those who do not agree with him?
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