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Hon. Marco Mendicino

  • Member of Parliament
  • Liberal
  • Eglinton—Lawrence
  • Ontario
  • Voting Attendance: 64%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $83,797.98

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Context: House Hansard - 214 - Jun/15/23
Hon. Marco Mendicino
  • Jun/15/23 2:41:00 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, when it comes to fighting gun violence, we are banning AR-15s. The Conservatives want to make them legal again. When it came to the decision to invoke the Emergencies Act, we defended that decision to restore public safety. The Conservatives were doubling down, encouraging illegal protesters to stay in the region they should have left. We will always—
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Context: House Hansard - 87 - Jun/13/22
Hon. Marco Mendicino (Minister of Public Safety, Lib.)
  • Jun/13/22 2:51:55 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Canadians will trust a government that will do what is necessary to protect their health and safety. Members can contrast what we did, which was to invoke the Emergencies Act only after it was clear that existing authorities were ineffective at restoring public safety, with the role of the Conservatives, who encouraged and egged the protesters on, who were taking selfies with them, who were doing whatever it took to make it a political problem for the Prime Minister. That was wrong. They should know better. Canadians will never forget the role that Conservatives played during the illegal blockades, but they will remember what we did, which was to protect them.
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Context: House Hansard - 84 - Jun/8/22
Hon. Marco Mendicino (Minister of Public Safety, Lib.)
  • Jun/8/22 2:44:56 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I want to be absolutely clear that last winter when we saw an unprecedented public order emergency in the opinion of law enforcement, we filled the gaps that existed within authorities that were not effective at the time to restore public safety. Prior to invoking the Emergencies Act, we sought advice, as any responsible government would do, prior to invoking the act. We heard Commissioner Lucki say that we needed, for example, power to compel tow trucks as a result of protesters who would not leave. I wonder why they would not leave. They would not leave because Conservatives were egging them on to stay. That was wrong and we invoked it to protect Canadians.
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