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House Hansard - 115

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
October 21, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 115 - Oct/21/22
Mr. Gabriel Ste-Marie (Joliette, BQ)
  • Oct/21/22 11:37:36 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the truckers' occupation of Ottawa dragged on because the federal government blocked any possibility of intervention for three weeks. We know that when the City of Ottawa asked for reinforcements of 1,800 police officers, the federal government did not grant the request. However, we also learned from the commission that the mayor of Ottawa, Jim Watson, repeatedly asked the federal government to appoint a mediator. This request was also refused. For three weeks, there was no police reinforcement, no mediation, no progress. Why did the federal government block any possibility of intervention for three weeks, while residents were being held hostage?
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Context: House Hansard - 115 - Oct/21/22
Mr. Gabriel Ste-Marie (Joliette, BQ)
  • Oct/21/22 11:38:55 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, that is not true. Crisis management is about hours, maybe days. Not three weeks. After three weeks of inaction, it was not the emergency measures that brought an end to the siege of Ottawa. It was the police. It was the 1,800 or 1,900 additional police officers that the City of Ottawa had been calling for all along. The moment the city got those reinforcements, an operation was launched, and less than 48 hours later, the streets of Ottawa were empty. It was the police who ended the siege of Ottawa. Why did the federal government sit on its hands for three weeks, doing nothing to mobilize and coordinate police officers?
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Context: House Hansard - 115 - Oct/21/22
The Acting Speaker (Mr. Gabriel Ste-Marie)
  • Oct/21/22 12:25:04 p.m.
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I thank the House leader of the official opposition for raising this issue. The Chair will examine the matter and come back with a ruling on it. The hon. parliamentary secretary to the government House leader wishes to comment on the matter.
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Context: House Hansard - 115 - Oct/21/22
The Acting Speaker (Mr. Gabriel Ste-Marie)
  • Oct/21/22 12:25:33 p.m.
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The member for New Westminster—Burnaby would also like to speak to this.
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Context: House Hansard - 115 - Oct/21/22
The Acting Speaker (Mr. Gabriel Ste-Marie)
  • Oct/21/22 12:26:02 p.m.
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Noted.
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Context: House Hansard - 115 - Oct/21/22
The Acting Speaker (Mr. Gabriel Ste-Marie)
  • Oct/21/22 12:32:35 p.m.
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Is that agreed? Some hon. members: Agreed.
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Context: House Hansard - 115 - Oct/21/22
The Acting Speaker (Mr. Gabriel Ste-Marie)
  • Oct/21/22 12:32:52 p.m.
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Resuming debate. There were five minutes left for questions and comments on the speech by the hon. member for Battle River—Crowfoot. The hon. member for Langley—Aldergrove.
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