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Stéphane Bergeron

  • Member of Parliament
  • Member of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians
  • Bloc Québécois
  • Montarville
  • Quebec
  • Voting Attendance: 59%
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Context: House Hansard - 36 - Feb/21/22
Mr. Stéphane Bergeron
  • Feb/21/22 7:16:56 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his excellent and important question. Invoking the Emergencies Act to resolve a civil disturbance that would usually be readily resolved using ordinary means and laws opens the door for a government to invoke it again each time there is another instance of public disorder. At the beginning of my presentation, I gave examples of social upheaval from the “maple spring” that lasted almost a year. I mentioned the peaceful manner in which we managed to resolve these incidents, without resorting to violence or invoking the Emergencies Act. Therefore, are we setting a precedent? I believe that this issue merits—
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