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House Hansard - 193

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 9, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 193 - May/9/23
Ms. Lori Idlout (Nunavut, NDP)
  • May/9/23 9:26:39 p.m.
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Uqaqtittiji, in my short political life, I have experienced two events where I felt that our democracy was under threat. The first time was the “freedom convoy” last winter and the second time was when there was a breach of privilege found. Both times, it has been frustrating to see such a lack of seriousness that the government has taken in responding to both of these events. I wonder if the member could share with the House what signals that sends to the international community and how that puts Canada's democracy at risk.
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Context: House Hansard - 193 - May/9/23
Ms. Lori Idlout (Nunavut, NDP)
  • May/9/23 10:20:30 p.m.
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Uqaqtittiji, I know that, in this case, there needs to be a fine balance between ensuring that parliamentarians get the information they need and making sure that national security is not put further at risk. Can the member share how that fine balance can be used in this case?
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Context: House Hansard - 193 - May/9/23
Ms. Lori Idlout (Nunavut, NDP)
  • May/9/23 11:04:17 p.m.
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Uqaqtittiji, I appreciate that the hon. member shares the NDP's view that a public inquiry is absolutely necessary. I do have one question, though. I know transparency is super important, but one other way to protect our democracy is to make sure that we have a sense of national security. I wonder if the member could share with us how we could make sure that there is a fine balance between protecting our democracy and making sure there is a good sense of national security without sharing too much information that protects us.
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Context: House Hansard - 193 - May/9/23
Ms. Lori Idlout (Nunavut, NDP)
  • May/9/23 11:18:49 p.m.
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Uqaqtittiji, since the member mentioned the foreign agent registries in Australia and the U.S., I wonder how he would consider those registries to be effective in protecting our national security and to make sure these registries are effective in informing Canadians about lobbying efforts by foreign agents.
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