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House Hansard - 178

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 17, 2023 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 178 - Apr/17/23
Mr. Alain Therrien (La Prairie, BQ)
  • Apr/17/23 2:26:18 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the House voted for an independent commission of public inquiry on Chinese interference, and that is what Canadians want too. Rather than heeding the consensus, the Prime Minister is hiding behind his special rapporteur and good friend, David Johnston. However, Mr. Johnston is a former member of the Trudeau Foundation, which is itself in the midst of a Chinese interference scandal. That means that a former member of the Trudeau Foundation, which allegedly received money from China, is going to tell the government how to avoid Chinese influence. We cannot make this stuff up. Does the Prime Minister realize that this undertaking has absolutely zero credibility?
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Context: House Hansard - 178 - Apr/17/23
Mr. Alain Therrien (La Prairie, BQ)
  • Apr/17/23 2:27:37 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister's chief of staff, Katie Telford, did not tell us much during her testimony on Friday. It took two hours for the committee to hear that she would not say anything. She did tell us that whatever she knows, the Prime Minister knows as well, and she said that the Prime Minister pays very close attention to CSIS reports. Therefore, the Prime Minister has known about the allegations of Chinese election interference all along. If he refuses to launch an inquiry, does he realize that he is sending a very clear message that he has something to hide?
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