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House Hansard - 193

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 9, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 193 - May/9/23
Mr. René Villemure (Trois-Rivières, BQ)
  • May/9/23 11:04:23 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, I had the pleasure of serving with my colleague on the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics. I always liked his knack for summarizing, for getting straight to the point. As a member of the Bloc—
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Context: House Hansard - 193 - May/9/23
Mr. René Villemure
  • May/9/23 11:04:43 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, as a member of the Bloc Québécois, I am always surprised to hear our neighbours across the way point out what Mr. Harper has done. Apparently, Mr. Harper has made a big impact on politics, based on how often they mention him. Now, for my question. The member mentioned the fact that a resolution passed at the Liberal convention this weekend—one that was akin to a form of media censorship—would be dangerous. What should we think of a Prime Minister who gets his information from the newspaper rather than CSIS?
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Context: House Hansard - 193 - May/9/23
Mr. René Villemure (Trois-Rivières, BQ)
  • May/9/23 11:30:14 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, when we look at this whole situation, it is obvious that the Prime Minister does not understand China. When it comes to foreign affairs, I do not think he understands Russia. There are many things like that. I would like to ask my hon. colleague a question. Is the Prime Minister acting this way because he is gullible, naive or incompetent?
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Context: House Hansard - 193 - May/9/23
Mr. René Villemure (Trois-Rivières, BQ)
  • May/9/23 2:57:07 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, yesterday the government finally expelled the Chinese diplomat involved in intimidating the member for Wellington—Halton Hills and his family. The government did that yesterday, not in 2021, when it found out what was going on. In other words, the Chinese diplomat was not expelled for threatening the member in 2021. He was expelled because his threats have been making headlines for the past week. The Liberals' main concern is not that an MP was threatened; it is that the public knows they did nothing. That is one more reason they cannot be trusted to shed light on Chinese interference. When will there be an independent public inquiry?
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Context: House Hansard - 193 - May/9/23
Mr. René Villemure (Trois-Rivières, BQ)
  • May/9/23 2:59:00 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it did take two years. The Liberals do nothing about Chinese interference until it makes headlines. They were fine with holding a $1,500-a-head cocktail party fundraiser with Beijing's buddies. They were fine with connections between a Toronto Liberal MP and the Chinese government. They ignored threats against an opposition member. That had to make headlines before the government started behaving like a government should. The Liberals have no interest in casting light on interference. They would rather keep it all hidden and hope the media does not try to ferret out the truth. When will there be an independent public inquiry?
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