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Maxime Blanchette-Joncas

  • Member of Parliament
  • Member of Parliament
  • Bloc Québécois
  • Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques
  • Quebec
  • Voting Attendance: 67%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $115,154.34

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Context: House Hansard - 34 - Feb/19/22
Mr. Maxime Blanchette-Joncas
  • Feb/19/22 7:20:24 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, my colleague spoke about correct information, and I love information, but what I love most are laws. There are laws already in place that provide for blockades to be removed. The Emergencies Act will not magically allow for all blockades to be removed. Police forces already have the tools and skills to do so. The Bloc Québécois understands that a piece of legislation can be insufficient. This legislation can then be amended by order in council. However, the Emergencies Act does not give authorities a magic wand to fix everything.
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Context: House Hansard - 34 - Feb/19/22
Mr. Maxime Blanchette-Joncas
  • Feb/19/22 7:16:53 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for Winnipeg North for his question. I was very clear in my speech: There are no grounds for invoking the Emergencies Act. The government has not proven there are any grounds. How is it that the blockades at Fort Erie and the Ambassador Bridge were removed without the Emergencies Act? Why does Ottawa currently need the Emergencies Act? What is the legal void? If someone on the government side could answer these questions today, they might be able to convince me. The police had all the means and tools they needed. Even the Prime Minister said so.
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