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House Hansard - 165

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 7, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 165 - Mar/7/23
Hon. Dominic LeBlanc (Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities, Lib.)
  • Mar/7/23 2:29:02 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we did not need another reason to see that the Leader of the Opposition has never taken this issue seriously. In fact, yesterday, he said something that was shocking. When I pointed out to him that this had existed as a challenge to Canadian democratic institutions, including when he served as minister of democratic reform, he said that of course the previous Conservative government did nothing about it because it was not to its partisan advantage to do anything about it. Let us think about that. Protecting our democracy is not a partisan issue; it is a Canadian issue.
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Context: House Hansard - 165 - Mar/7/23
Hon. Mark Holland (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)
  • Mar/7/23 2:30:14 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it is the height of irresponsibility, when talking about national security, to talk about the fact that national security should just be set aside and we should just open this up as if it could be done. It is not something that I think is being responsible. Responsible leadership is saying that every single member of the House is totally and utterly committed to protecting Canadian democracy. The assertion that anything else is true is offensive and untrue. Playing games with national security is not appropriate.
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Context: House Hansard - 165 - Mar/7/23
Hon. Mark Holland (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)
  • Mar/7/23 2:52:47 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I have every reason to believe that the member opposite, for the entirety of his life, has fought for Canadian democracy. I would believe that he knows that I have done the same. I believe that he would know every member in this House has done the same. I believe the member opposite would also know that foreign interference is a threat to our democracy, and that the objective of any nation to interfere in our democracy is not a threat against a party or a government, but a threat against our democracy. We are united in making sure that foreign interference is repelled. National security cannot be played with. We need to deal carefully and delicately—
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Context: House Hansard - 165 - Mar/7/23
Ms. Marie-Hélène Gaudreau (Laurentides—Labelle, BQ)
  • Mar/7/23 3:06:36 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, in a democracy, candidates are not guaranteed to win an election, but they must be assured that the election is conducted by the book, without cheating, without money received on the sly, without people being bullied into voting, and without foreign interference. That is democracy. These conditions make it possible to accept the results of elections. If the public loses confidence in the electoral system, democracy is weakened. That is why we need an independent public inquiry. Why is the Prime Minister stubbornly refusing this inquiry?
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