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Rhéal Éloi Fortin

  • Member of Parliament
  • Member of Parliament
  • Bloc Québécois
  • Rivière-du-Nord
  • Quebec
  • Voting Attendance: 68%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $105,330.31

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Context: House Hansard - 35 - Feb/20/22
Mr. Rhéal Fortin (Rivière-du-Nord, BQ)
  • Feb/20/22 4:50:06 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for her speech. I understand that she believes that the situation is untenable, and I share that point of view. It is not normal to set up barbecues and occupy a street like that for three weeks. However, I also understand that she believes that nothing could have been done, that the government did not have the means to remove the blockades. I gather from her response to my other colleague that her government would have crumbled and that the protesters could have taken over. I would like to know whether my colleague, whose constituency is in New Brunswick, agrees with her province's premier. According to page 6 of the report that is appended to the proclamation we are talking about, the Premier of New Brunswick commented that he does not believe the Emergencies Act is necessary in his province, stating that policing services have sufficient authority to enforce the law. Am I to understand that my colleague—
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Context: House Hansard - 35 - Feb/20/22
Mr. Rhéal Fortin (Rivière-du-Nord, BQ)
  • Feb/20/22 3:38:25 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech. I would like to ask him whether he believes the situation for which the government is taking emergency measures could be handled using the legislative tools that we already have, such as the Criminal Code or any other federal or provincial legislation in effect in Canada. Should we not consider using other acts or legislative tools to manage the blockades and protests?
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