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House Hansard - 305

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 30, 2024 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 305 - Apr/30/24
Mr. Mark Gerretsen (Kingston and the Islands, Lib.)
  • Apr/30/24 10:26:06 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, on the topic of acknowledging shortcomings, would the member agree that the Leader of the Opposition should not be hanging out with Diagolon?
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Context: House Hansard - 305 - Apr/30/24
Mr. Mark Gerretsen (Kingston and the Islands, Lib.)
  • Apr/30/24 10:40:59 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I know that the member has a history in policing and has received numerous awards for his work in policing prior to coming to the House. I think that is a great accomplishment, and I applaud him on that. However, how does he feel about that the fact that the Leader of the Opposition associates with Diagolon?
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Context: House Hansard - 305 - Apr/30/24
Mr. Kevin Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)
  • Apr/30/24 12:28:59 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, the member is very critical of the government, trying to attribute doctor waiting times to it, but then, toward the end of his speech, the member said that we do not have jurisdiction over that, so it seems to be a bit of a conflict. It is nothing new. There is a lot of conflict within the Conservative Party of Canada. I think of the Diagolon group, a far extreme, right-wing grouping of individuals. The Diagolon is something which the leader of the Conservative Party meets with, and then the Conservatives wonder why Canadians see the Conservative Party as going so far to the right. At the end of the day, it is going to be about chopping government services. When the Conservatives say they are going to fix the budget, let us keep in mind that what they are really going to do is cut programs, including health care. I take exception to a lot of the things that the member has said when he tries to demonstrate that he cares about—
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Context: House Hansard - 305 - Apr/30/24
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • Apr/30/24 2:22:02 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I just answered that question. What has not been answered by the Leader of the Opposition is why he chooses to continue to court extreme right nationalist groups like Diagolon. He refuses to denounce these extremists who do not believe Canadians should coexist with each other. Instead, they call for war and tell people to follow their instincts accordingly. The leader of the Conservative Party is actively courting the support of groups with white nationalist views. It is disturbing, and he needs to stand up and apologize now. Some hon. members: Oh, oh!
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Context: House Hansard - 305 - Apr/30/24
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • Apr/30/24 2:27:30 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the leader opposite is showing us once again what he will do try to earn votes through personal attacks. He shakes the hand of a leader of a white nationalist group then goes to actively court the support of the group's members and thinks he can get away with it. It is a group that advocates for violence against 2SLGBTQI+ Canadians, against Hindus and Sikhs and against Muslims and Jews. Diagolon stands against everything we stand for as Canadians, and yet he will not denounce its members or what they stand for. That is shameful.
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Context: House Hansard - 305 - Apr/30/24
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • Apr/30/24 2:35:31 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Leader of the Opposition wants to talk about extremism, but a week ago he visited a Diagolon encampment. Diagolon hates that minorities in this country get the same protections as everyone else, and they are charter-protected rights. Just yesterday, a week after the Conservative leader sat down with— Some hon. members: Oh, oh!
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Context: House Hansard - 305 - Apr/30/24
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau
  • Apr/30/24 2:36:30 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the association of the Leader of the Opposition with Diagolon and its disdain for charter-protected rights brought him, just yesterday, a week after he sat down with Diagolon members, to give a speech pledging to overturn the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the rights of Canadians and our justice system. That statement—
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