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House Hansard - 268

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 14, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 268 - Dec/14/23
Hon. Arif Virani (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Lib.)
  • Dec/14/23 2:56:33 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, when it comes to food security, we always have to remember that the breadbasket of the world is a country called Ukraine. I am going to use the name of that country deliberately because, when one cannot— Some hon. members: Oh, oh!
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Context: House Hansard - 268 - Dec/14/23
Hon. Arif Virani
  • Dec/14/23 2:58:02 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I use the term “Ukraine” deliberately because, when somebody who aspires to lead this nation is incapable of saying the term “Ukraine” and is calling that nation, which is fighting for its very existence, a faraway foreign land, I find that not just disrespectful to our ally, but immoral. We, on this side of the House, will stand by Ukraine.
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Context: House Hansard - 268 - Dec/14/23
Hon. Arif Virani (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Lib.)
  • Dec/14/23 3:03:33 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the part that is quite incredible about the position taken by Conservatives under their leader's guidance is that, when they abandoned Ukraine, they were not just abandoning over one million Ukrainian Canadians here in Canada, but countless other east Europeans, thousands if not millions, who are also concerned with pushing back against Russian authoritarianism. Who am I talking about? Some hon. members: Oh, oh!
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Context: House Hansard - 268 - Dec/14/23
Hon. Arif Virani
  • Dec/14/23 3:04:12 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, they are abandoning east European Canadians, Polish Canadians, Baltic Canadians, all of whom have a vested interest in pushing up against Russian authoritarianism under Putin. I wish Conservatives would show some support for that—
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