Candice Bergen shreds Trudeau over his ＂cover-up＂ of the Emergencies Act Inquiry
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Summary
Learn English with Honourable Speaker of the House of Commons John Baird. Speaker speaks on the Government's decision to invoke the Emergencies Act, and calls for a Public Order Emergency Commission to investigate the circumstances that led to the declaration being issued, and the measures taken in response.
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Mr. Speaker, the Liberal government's argument for invoking the Emergencies Act on Canadians is very quickly falling apart.
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Last week, we learned the RCMP did not ask the government to invoke the Act, and just yesterday, we learned the Ottawa police didn't either.
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The Liberals are simply not telling Canadians the truth.
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The Emergency Measures Act was an overreach by the Prime Minister and a government in trouble.
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Their power grab was just another example of classic Liberal cover-up, deny, and blame.
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The illegal blockades in our cities and at our ports represented a threat to Canadian jobs, to trade, and to our democracy.
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Police told us they needed additional tools to clear the blockades,
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and as the OPP Chief Superintendent Carson Party said at yesterday's meeting, and I quote,
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the Emergencies Act gave police effective supplementary tools needed to help protect critical infrastructure,
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ensure the continuous and safe delivery of essential goods and services,
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while at the same time maintaining, or in the case of Ottawa, restoring peace, order, and public security.
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The Honourable Leader of the Official Opposition.
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The Prime Minister's divisiveness is the reason the protest started, and his failure to lead is the reason it got worse.
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The Prime Minister called people names, he wedged, he divided, and then he spread misinformation.
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Then to deal with the mess that he created, he invoked the Emergencies Act,
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stomping on freedoms and freezing bank accounts.
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The time has come for the Prime Minister to stop spreading disinformation,
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stop hiding the fact that he and his ministers had no valid reason to invoke the Emergencies Act.
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Mr. Speaker, in February, when blockades and occupations disrupted our economy,
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we invoked the Emergencies Act to help bring them to an end.
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We've now announced the Public Order Emergency Commission,
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to examine the circumstances that led to the declaration being issued,
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and the measures taken in response, as required under the Act.
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I know that the Interim Leader of the Conservative Party,
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The Honourable Leader of the Official Opposition.
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More disinformation from this Prime Minister should be ashamed of what he had just said.
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Now, Mr. Speaker, airports across the country are at a breaking point,
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People are waiting for months and months and months
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and it's all because of this Prime Minister's failure.
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Canada is stuck in out-of-date restrictions and rules,
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because the Liberal Prime Minister is stubborn,
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Mr. Speaker, as much as the Conservatives would like to ignore it,
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COVID-19 is still with us and will continue to be with us,
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and Canadians need to continue to follow the best science in order to keep people safe.
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In regards to airports, our government has already taken action to reduce wait times
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by standing up working groups with relevant agencies to identify and address bottlenecks
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and hiring about 400 additional security screeners.
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The CBSA has also added 25 kiosks at Pearson Airport to speed up processing time
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Unfortunately for Conservatives, we will continue to follow the science and keep Canadians safe.
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The Honourable Leader of the Official Opposition.
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Speaker, Canadians know the Prime Minister doesn't have to wait for hours in line at an airport
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He just hops on his government jet and flies wherever he likes.
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Once there, off goes his mask, and he enjoys the freedom that country is visiting.
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And I guess COVID isn't in those particular countries.
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Meanwhile, back in Canada, Canadians are suffering under his out-of-date COVID rules.
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Canadians have done everything that they've been asked to do.
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When are they going to get back to the pre-COVID life they need and they deserve?
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Mr. Speaker, all Canadians are sick and tired of COVID.
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But wishing it away or ignoring it will simply not make it go away.
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Over the past months, we've seen more deaths from COVID than from at any time in the beginning of the pandemic.
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We will continue to do the work the Canadians elected us to do just six months ago
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and do everything necessary to keep Canadians safe.
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I know Conservatives have not been unequivocal on the need for vaccines.
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We will continue to stand on the side of keeping Canadians safe.
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The Honourable Leader of the Official Opposition.
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Here he goes again, spreading more disinformation.
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When he's got no ballot argument, it's disinformation on that side.
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Well, Speaker, the Prime Minister doesn't have to wait in a line.
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He doesn't have to worry about filling up his tank, buying groceries or buying a home.
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Young people in this country are desperately worried about those things
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and they know the Prime Minister either doesn't understand or he just doesn't care.
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They see a Prime Minister who blames everyone else for the problems he has created.
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The fact is, millions of young Canadians are seeing the truth.
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They don't believe he understands their struggles.
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Why is he ignoring and disrespecting young Canadians?
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From the beginning of the pandemic, Mr. Speaker, we made a promise to Canadians that we would have their backs.
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Where we invested in support for the kinds of small businesses that keep young people employed.
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Though we reduced student costs, tuition costs, support in terms of student loans.
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We've continued to invest in increasing Canada summer jobs to make sure they got through the pandemic.
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We've consistently been there for young people.
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And every step of the way, Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives criticize us for doing as much as we have to help young people.
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They've criticized us for not supporting young people, for supporting young people at all.
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We will continue to be there for all Canadians.