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Marty Morantz

  • Member of Parliament
  • Member of Parliament
  • Conservative
  • Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley
  • Manitoba
  • Voting Attendance: 65%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $99,486.97

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Context: House Hansard - 181 - Apr/20/23
Mr. Marty Morantz
  • Apr/20/23 4:02:00 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-27 
Madam Speaker, we have, for example, the ruling of Justice La Forest on it 34 years ago. We have section 8 of the charter, which has been interpreted by the courts as protecting privacy rights. Privacy is what this bill should be all about. It is because of concerns over people's personal, private information that this attempt to legislate the issue is in front of us. However, the fact of the matter is that there are so many exceptions to the rule that it really would not at all do what it is supposed to do. In fact, it would really make matters worse.
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Context: House Hansard - 164 - Mar/6/23
Mr. Marty Morantz
  • Mar/6/23 4:37:12 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-26 
Madam Speaker, I do not have a lot of comfort that the government will get it right given how many years it dragged its feet on Huawei. I think we have every reason to be concerned that this bill might come out of committee without the necessary amendments. One of the things I am particularly concerned about is the sentence I referred to from the bill that a minister can do or refrain from doing anything necessary to secure the Canadian telecommunication system. That statement needs to be measured against section 7 and 8 of the charter, which is the right to life, liberty and security of person and to be secure against unreasonable search and seizure. We need to make sure that this bill can stand the scrutiny of the courts in case any business or individual affected by it decides to bring a charter challenge. I think there are serious concerns around the idea of giving a minister unfettered power, as one of my political heroes, Abraham Lincoln said, who I mentioned earlier in my speech.
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