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Heather McPherson

  • Member of Parliament
  • Member of the Joint Interparliamentary Council Whip of the New Democratic Party Member of the panel of chairs for the legislative committees
  • NDP
  • Edmonton Strathcona
  • Alberta
  • Voting Attendance: 67%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $141,604.97

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Context: House Hansard - 299 - Apr/15/24
Ms. Heather McPherson (Edmonton Strathcona, NDP)
  • Apr/15/24 11:20:24 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I think the bill has some very interesting portions to it. It was interesting to listen to the member speak today. I have received security clearance because of some of the work I have done with my other colleagues on the Winnipeg lab documents, and I recognize his perspective that the bill would increase transparency. I think it is very important to have that there. I also recognize that the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians Act is supposed to have a statutory review every five years, and we are two years overdue on that. The question I have for the member is this: Has he looked at what other countries around the world do? We know that the U.S. has much more oversight, but I am wondering whether he has looked at other G7 countries, other allies, and how they deal with this issue.
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Context: House Hansard - 192 - May/8/23
Ms. Heather McPherson (Edmonton Strathcona, NDP)
  • May/8/23 6:03:46 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I have some concerns about how we are going forward with this discussion and how we are building a stronger democracy in Canada. I know the member to be very thoughtful. Can the member speak about the circumstances where we have to keep things private? Regarding national security, we know not everything can be public. I am struggling right now. I am sure many people in this House are struggling with knowing where that line is and how we protect that very important public security line, but also have the ability to be transparent and also have the ability to ensure that parliamentarians know when they are at risk and when their families are at risk.
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Context: House Hansard - 139 - Dec/1/22
Ms. Heather McPherson (Edmonton Strathcona, NDP)
  • Dec/1/22 3:44:26 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-26 
Madam Speaker, that was a very interesting intervention. I am not a specialist in cybersecurity, so I am finding this debate very informative. I guess one of the questions I have is about how we balance the need for cybersecurity with the need for transparency. That is really what the big question is for this. How do we make it effective but also adhere to the Canadian values of transparency, human rights and whatnot? I wonder if the member has anything to say about the fact—
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