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• The Prime Minister personally invited a former Nazi soldier to a visit by the Ukrainian President, despite previously claiming he had no involvement or knowledge of the invitation. • The Prime Minister has been accused of hypocrisy for not holding himself to the same standard as the former Speaker who resigned over a similar issue.

• The Prime Minister's invitation to a speaking event had his name on it, despite his previous denials that he had invited the speaker. • The Prime Minister's House leader said that the invitation merited the Speaker's resignation, and the Speaker did resign as a result.

• The Canadian government is voting on trade arrangements with Ukraine, one of Canada's closest allies. • The Conservative party is accused of fake outrage and pretending to care about the issue, while the Liberal party views it as a moral failing of historic proportions.

• The Liberal government is asking the Conservatives to reconsider their decision to vote against an historic agreement between Canada and Ukraine, as it is a moral failing to do so at a time when the two countries want to support each other in terms of trade and strengthen Ukraine against Russia. • The Liberal government is accusing the Conservatives of trying to mask their moral failing by raising this issue in the House of Commons today.

• There is no direct correlation between the price on pollution and the increase in food prices, according to experts and data from the OECD. • The Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food has heard that the climate crisis is one of the most significant challenges facing the agriculture industry, and that there is no easy, single solution to address the volatility and instability in the industry.

Context: House Hansard - 276 - Feb/6/24

Mr. Francesco Sorbara (Vaughan—Woodbridge, Lib.)

Feb/6/24 3:30:48 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-48

Mr. Speaker, it is great to rise in this House after question period and see so many of my colleagues. I would like to start my remarks by acknowledging the vote that just took place in the House of Commons in support of our friends and allies in Ukraine, the Ukrainian people and the Ukrainian government. I am very proud to have voted yes on the free trade agreement. We should all be proud, as members of Parliament who voted yes and supported it. We will continue to support the brave men and women fighting against the unjustified, tyrannical Russian government that invaded Ukraine. We will continue to be there, much as the European Union was there for them this week in its €54-billion aid package. We will continue to stand shoulder to shoulder with Ukrainian people in Ukraine and the over 1.5 million Ukrainian Canadians who call Canada home. God bless them all. I take the floor to discuss the important issue of auto theft, something the Government of Canada is deeply concerned about. Our government is addressing the issue, with over $120 million in additional funding announced last week in the region of York; it is cracking down on repeat violent offenders through Bill C-48 and attacking organized crime through anti-money-laundering measures. In addition, the government is playing a key role—

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Context: House Hansard - 276 - Feb/6/24

Mr. Kevin Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)

Feb/6/24 3:57:05 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, a few days ago this was not even an issue for the leader of the Conservative Party, but less than an hour ago, what we witnessed was the Conservative Party of Canada vote against speaking as one voice in favour of the Canada-Ukraine trade agreement. I believe that the Conservative Party has done a great disservice to Ukraine and the whole idea of solidarity with Ukraine that has taken form around the world. I and so many other Canadians would like to understand the real reason the Conservative leader today voted against the Canada-Ukraine trade agreement. How does he justify his actions today?

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Context: House Hansard - 276 - Feb/6/24

Hon. Pierre Poilievre

Feb/6/24 3:58:05 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, he knows it is not relevant and he does not care, because he does not care about Ukraine. He cares about using Ukrainians to distract from the car-theft crisis that his boss, the Prime Minister, has caused. The Prime Minister could not care less about Ukraine or any of the other distractions he brings up. He does it because he knows he cannot run on his miserable track record of doubling the cost of housing, sending a record-smashing two million people to food banks, quadrupling the carbon tax, leading to a 300% car-theft increase in just eight years in Toronto, and giving Halifax 30 homeless encampments. This kind of chaos and misery is a record no one wants.

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