44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 12, 2023 10:00AM
- May/12/23 11:26:38 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we will say it one more time and the Bloc needs to hear it. The Century Initiative is not a government policy. First of all, the Bloc Québécois needs to stop scaring people.
Second, the Bloc Québécois knows very well that the federal government gives the most money to Quebec for the francization of immigrants. We are there with more than $700 million per year to work with the Quebec government and to ensure that immigrants who arrive in Quebec can speak French. Of course, on this side of the House, we will always be there to defend Quebec's interests.
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- May/12/23 11:37:31 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, of course we are taking the issue of foreign interference very seriously. Of course we will never accept any form of foreign interference in our democracy.
That is why, after much reflection and evaluation of all the different potential consequences, we decided to take action based on principle and pragmatism. After summoning the ambassador, we decided to expel the Chinese diplomat in question and that was the right decision.
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- May/12/23 11:38:46 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, if my colleague has been following everything that has been done on this file over the past few weeks, then he knows very well that a special rapporteur has been appointed, former governor general David Johnston. He is doing his work and we are going to let him do that. He will make his recommendations shortly.
The Minister of Public Safety is following this file very closely. Given the facts that have come to light, we decided to declare the diplomat in question persona non grata. That was the right decision.
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- May/12/23 11:42:24 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I think my colleague forgot to pay attention yesterday and listen to what was happening in committee.
Jenni Byrne, Pierre Poilievre's chief strategist, his confidante, the person who thinks of everything necessary—
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- May/12/23 11:42:47 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, allow me to repeat that. Jenni Byrne, the official opposition leader's chief strategist, his confidante, the person he trusts, told the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs yesterday that when the official opposition leader was minister of democratic institutions, he did nothing about foreign interference.
We are not going to take any lessons from our Conservative colleagues, and we are going to be there to act in the interests of Canadians.
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- May/12/23 11:47:55 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for Pierrefonds—Dollard, a fantastic riding, for his important question.
The recent images of the arrest of Imran Khan are deeply troubling. We are very preoccupied with the political crisis that is happening right now in Pakistan. We are monitoring the situation very closely, and I am receiving regular updates.
Of course, Canada will always stand up for human rights, for the rule of law, for democratic values and for free and fair elections. We will continue to engage on this very issue with Pakistan and, of course, with the community here in Canada.
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- May/12/23 11:56:07 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it goes without saying that the appointments are non-partisan and independent. It is very important because we are a country of rule of law. I think that everyone here agrees on that. It is also a priority of ours for the bench to be representative of the population.
We will work with the justice system. We will also work with the different representatives in society. The current Minister of Justice has appointed more judges than any other justice minister in the history of Canada. It is a priority and will continue to be.
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