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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 - 203 - May/31/23

Mr. Marty Morantz (Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley, CPC)

May/31/23 5:18:57 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-42

Mr. Speaker, there is one thing I want to ask my colleague about. The bill would put the threshold for significant control at 25% or more of the company shares. For it to be truly effective, I think, and a lot of my Conservative colleagues would agree with me, the threshold would need to be lower, like, for example, what is used by the Ontario Securities Commission, which is 10%. I wonder if the member could comment on that.

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Context: House Hansard - 163 - Feb/17/23

Mr. Marty Morantz

Feb/17/23 10:44:48 a.m.
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Re: Bill C-34

Mr. Speaker, I was hoping that the member had listened to my speech before she asked her question. If she reviews the Hansard, she will see that is, in fact, exactly what I said. I don't think the $454 million threshold solves the problem anymore. It should be zero.

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Context: House Hansard - 34 - Feb/19/22

Mr. Marty Morantz

Feb/19/22 4:24:14 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I can only reiterate that the point we are debating today is really a binary one: Has the threshold been met or has it not? We cannot just invoke draconian legislation like the Emergencies Act without that test being met. It is clear that the government has not been able to make the case that the threshold to invoke that legislation has been met. The reality is that existing laws were used to clear the Ambassador Bridge and other checkpoints across the country.

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Context: House Hansard - 34 - Feb/19/22

Mr. Marty Morantz

Feb/19/22 4:21:28 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, one of the important things about debate is that we need to stay on point. The real point of debate today is whether or not the threshold has been met for the invocation of the Emergencies Act. That threshold is that these matters “cannot be...dealt with under any other law of Canada.” That threshold simply has not been met. In fact, international affairs professor Leah West at Carleton University said that she does not think the act applies. She said, “I have serious doubts that this definition is met.” When the leader of the NDP speaks about this, it sounds like he would rather go to the dentist than vote for this legislation. I really think we need to stay on point, and I do not believe the threshold has been met.

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Context: House Hansard - 34 - Feb/19/22

Mr. Marty Morantz (Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley, CPC)

Feb/19/22 2:34:13 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the point here comes down to one fundamental issue, which is that the test, or the threshold, for invoking the Emergencies Act requires that situations such as this cannot be effectively dealt with under any other law in Canada. I heard the member comment a little about that. He said that the Ottawa police could not deal with the situation, but from all accounts and reports, that really came down to a matter of resourcing and not the actual law. Experts have said that the Criminal Code of Canada specifically provides the powers that the police need to deal with the situation. In light of that, why does the hon. member think that the threshold to invoke the Emergencies Act has been met?

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