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Member of the Joint Interparliamentary Council

Michael Cooper

  • Member of Parliament
  • Member of the Joint Interparliamentary Council
  • Conservative
  • St. Albert—Edmonton
  • Alberta
  • Voting Attendance: 68%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $119,185.60

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Context: House Hansard - 147 - Dec/13/22
Mr. Michael Cooper
  • Dec/13/22 6:50:54 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, no one is contesting that the 2019 election was anything other than free and fair overall, but that does not take away the fact that there was a reported campaign of interference by Beijing. It does not take away the fact that the PCO intelligence assessment secretariat determined there to be an active foreign interference network involving Beijing in the 2019 election, and it does not take away the fact that candidates and riding associations are being targeted by foreign interference. What is undermining Canadians' confidence in our elections and their integrity are the non-answers provided by the government. When is it going to be transparent?
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Context: House Hansard - 140 - Dec/2/22
Mr. Michael Cooper (St. Albert—Edmonton, CPC)
  • Dec/2/22 11:51:56 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, the Prime Minister very conveniently and very specifically claims he was not briefed about candidates receiving money from China, except that is not what is at issue. What is at issue is a vast campaign of election interference by Beijing involving 11 candidates. Was the Prime Minister briefed about that, yes or no?
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Context: House Hansard - 138 - Nov/30/22
Mr. Michael Cooper
  • Nov/30/22 7:06:28 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, no one is questioning the overall integrity of the last two elections. That is not the issue. There is a specific report of specific interference involving 11 candidates, and it was further reported that the Prime Minister was briefed about that interference. It is important that the Prime Minister be transparent. That was the advice he had received from CSIS. I do not understand why the parliamentary secretary is unwilling to answer that very straightforward question, so I will ask it again. Was the Prime Minister briefed about electoral interference by Beijing last January, and specifically in respect of candidates?
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Context: House Hansard - 130 - Nov/18/22
Mr. Michael Cooper (St. Albert—Edmonton, CPC)
  • Nov/18/22 11:39:57 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, when the Prime Minister was briefed by CSIS that at least 11 candidates in the 2019 election illegally received hundreds of thousands of dollars from Beijing, which violated multiple sections of the Canada Elections Act, the Prime Minister had to make a choice. He could report this illegal activity to Elections Canada so that it could investigate or he could cover it up. What choice did the Prime Minister make?
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Context: House Hansard - 129 - Nov/17/22
Mr. Michael Cooper (St. Albert—Edmonton, CPC)
  • Nov/17/22 2:46:33 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, hundreds of thousands of dollars were directed and funnelled by Beijing to 11 candidates. If that is not foreign interference, I do not know what is. Talk about a non-answer. I asked a specific question about whether the Prime Minister acted or failed to act. Again, upon being briefed by CSIS, did the Prime Minister report this illegal activity to Elections Canada, yes or no?
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