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Context: House Hansard - 120 - Oct/28/22

Mr. Dane Lloyd (Sturgeon River—Parkland, CPC)

Oct/28/22 11:17:49 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, what we are seeing unfold is a disturbing trend from the Liberal government, particularly the Minister of Emergency Preparedness. Canada's independent police forces are being politicized to promote the Liberals' agenda. It started with evidence from the April 28 call with RCMP Commissioner Lucki, in which the commissioner admitted that she had received a request from the minister's office and that she was working directly with the minister and Prime Minister to release confidential information that could jeopardize an investigation, all to promote the Liberals' gun control legislation, which was soon to be released. Now we learn from text messages released to the Public Order Emergency Commission that Commissioner Lucki asked OPP Commissioner Thomas Carrique whether the Minister of Emergency Preparedness had reached out to seek a letter of support for the Liberals' use of the Emergencies Act, days after it was invoked. Commissioner Lucki even sought to use a messenger app that would prevent investigators from recovering deleted messages. Clearly, she has something to hide. The RCMP commissioner and the Liberal government are hiding the truth from Canadians. When will they finally come clean?

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Context: House Hansard - 120 - Oct/28/22

Mrs. Marilène Gill (Manicouagan, BQ)

Oct/28/22 11:26:45 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it is another day at the Public Order Emergency Commission in Ottawa, and there is new proof that the police never wanted the act to be invoked. An exchange of text messages between the RCMP commissioner and her OPP counterpart reveals that, on February 5, the police became wary of the federal government's intentions. This is what the RCMP commissioner said about the Emergencies Act: “Not something I want.” Why did the government invoke the most extreme of Canadian laws against the wishes of the RCMP?

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Context: House Hansard - 120 - Oct/28/22

Mr. Dane Lloyd (Sturgeon River—Parkland, CPC)

Oct/28/22 11:58:43 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, text messages released to the Public Order Emergency Commission confirmed that RCMP Commissioner Lucki sought to use a messaging app that would prevent deleted messages from being retrieved by investigators. I guess she learned a lesson from former Liberal operative Dan Brien, who recorded explosive audio evidence that exposed the minister's attempt to interfere in a police investigation. The Liberals know they can hide their wrongdoing by using covert apps and deleting evidence, but Canadians are catching on to them. When will the minister and the RCMP commissioner come clean with Canadians and stop the cover-up?

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Context: House Hansard - 120 - Oct/28/22

Mr. Dane Lloyd (Sturgeon River—Parkland, CPC)

Oct/28/22 11:59:49 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I guess we will never know because they stopped taking recordings of their messages. Text messages released to the Public Order Emergency Commission are confirming a disturbing trend. The Minister of Emergency Preparedness repeatedly politicized Canada's independent police forces with the complete co-operation of RCMP Commissioner Lucki. Politicizing the deaths of Nova Scotians was just the beginning. Now we have learned that the Liberals sought to use independent police forces to provide political cover for their invocation of the Emergencies Act after they had already invoked it. The minister has crossed the line yet again. When will he resign?

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Context: House Hansard - 120 - Oct/28/22

Hon. Bill Blair

Oct/28/22 12:00:53 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it is quite apparent that the members opposite are afraid of the truth, because it contradicts both their speculation and innuendoes. I have been clear in this House that at no time did I ever interfere with the conduct and operations of the RCMP. This has been confirmed by sworn testimony from the RCMP commissioner. The truth is that this interference never took place. It is a principle that we have always respected and always guarded. It is a—

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Context: House Hansard - 120 - Oct/28/22

Mr. Scott Reid (Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston, CPC)

Oct/28/22 12:05:17 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, based on an email I received yesterday from his parliamentary secretary, I understand that the Minister of Public Safety will, for the first time since the Liberals took power in 2015, be initiating a discussion with the RCMP on the subject of putting defibrillators in police cruisers. Placing defibrillators in cruisers would save over 300 lives a year. That is 30 a month, so time is of the essence. Therefore, when can we expect to learn that a decision has been made, one direction or the other?

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Context: House Hansard - 120 - Oct/28/22

Hon. Marco Mendicino (Minister of Public Safety, Lib.)

Oct/28/22 12:05:45 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague for raising this important issue, and I look forward to co-operating with him on it. I have engaged my office to be in touch with the RCMP to ensure that it has all of the tools it needs. In the meantime, we have continued to make historic investments in frontline officers so that we can ensure consistency of policing excellence right across the country. Again, I underline my gratitude to the member for raising this question.

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