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House Hansard - 212

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 13, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 212 - Jun/13/23
Hon. Marco Mendicino (Minister of Public Safety, Lib.)
  • Jun/13/23 2:38:20 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, there is one thing that the hon. member said across the way that I do agree with, which is that we continue to look at all options including a public process to shine a light on the way in which we are fighting foreign interference. What is important now is that the Conservatives stop with the partisan attacks, roll up their sleeves and get down to work so that we can better protect our democratic institutions. That is work that the government has been committed to doing since day one. This is not a partisan issue. We need to work together to overcome the challenges of foreign interference.
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Context: House Hansard - 212 - Jun/13/23
Hon. Marco Mendicino (Minister of Public Safety, Lib.)
  • Jun/13/23 2:40:54 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I want to express my gratitude to the commissioner of the RCMP for the update on RCMP investigations he provided to the committee earlier today. It is proof of the concrete action that the RCMP is taking to fight foreign interference. Now the Conservatives must stop their squabbling and partisan games and do the work that will better protect our democratic institutions.
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Context: House Hansard - 212 - Jun/13/23
Hon. Marco Mendicino (Minister of Public Safety, Lib.)
  • Jun/13/23 2:46:07 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I want to start by thanking our Bloc Québécois colleagues for their remarks. My colleague highlighted certain issues that must be addressed. For example, we can protect our national security institutions, despite the challenges, by having a very open and transparent conversation. In the meantime, the government is also taking other measures. For example, budget 2023 provides $49 million for the RCMP. That is another way to better protect Canadians.
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Context: House Hansard - 212 - Jun/13/23
Hon. Marco Mendicino (Minister of Public Safety, Lib.)
  • Jun/13/23 3:13:27 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-21 
Mr. Speaker, to eradicate gun violence, we need strong laws and strong borders and strong prevention. We are rolling out a $250-million “building safer communities” fund to address the root causes that my colleague talks about. However, I also want to call on the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada to free his Conservative senators and free the bill. Bill C-21 is in the Senate right now. We need to read it, debate it and pass it into law so that we can save lives. It is only the Conservatives who continue to stand in the way of this legislation. All other four parties in this House passed it. Let us save lives.
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