Juno News - March 08, 2023


Trudeau continues to refuse to answer questions on Beijing interference


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The Prime Minister said repeatedly that he had no knowledge of funds from the dictatorship in Beijing going to federal election candidates. Today we learned that is not true. His department prepared a briefing that said a large clandestine transfer of funds earmarked for the federal election from China was transferred to an elected provincial government official via a 2019 federal candidate. Why did the Prime Minister say the opposite of what he knew to be true?

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00:00:00.000 The Prime Minister said repeatedly that he had no knowledge of funds from the dictatorship in Beijing going to federal election candidates.
00:00:12.500 Today we learned that is not true.
00:00:15.400 His department prepared a briefing that said a large clandestine transfer of funds earmarked for the federal election from the PRC in Toronto
00:00:23.800 was transferred to an elected provincial government official via a staff member of a 2019 federal candidate.
00:00:31.060 Why did the Prime Minister say the opposite of what he knew to be true?
00:00:34.940 The issue of foreign interference in our democracies and our institutions is extraordinarily serious.
00:00:45.580 And that's why, as a government, we have always taken it incredibly seriously,
00:00:49.740 including by building and creating new mechanisms to oversee and to ensure that we can counter that interference
00:00:57.320 and demonstrate to Canadians that they can have confidence in their institutions.
00:01:01.700 But on the specific question, as both myself and the NSIA stated last fall,
00:01:06.840 we have no information on any federal candidates receiving money from China, and that continues to remain the case.
00:01:14.540 Honourable Leader of the Opposition.
00:01:16.340 That is impossible, because not only did his own department prepare a briefing for him,
00:01:22.600 which said that candidates had received funds,
00:01:25.500 so did his own security committee, which said, and I'm quoting now from Global News,
00:01:30.660 Global News also learned of an earlier high-level warning about clandestine funding of China's preferred candidates
00:01:37.480 that came from a bipartisan panel of parliamentarians two months before the 2019 election.
00:01:42.720 That so-called bipartisan panel is the Prime Minister's secret committee.
00:01:49.300 They report to him.
00:01:51.240 He knew.
00:01:52.020 Why did he say the opposite of what he knew?
00:01:54.100 The Honourable Prime Minister.
00:01:58.280 As I said last fall, as the National Security and Intelligence Advisor stated,
00:02:03.080 we have no information on federal candidates receiving money from China.
00:02:08.100 That continues to be the case.
00:02:10.100 In regards to the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians,
00:02:14.120 Mr. Speaker, I'm happy to correct the Honourable Member
00:02:16.460 and highlight that that committee actually publishes reports to Parliament and to the public.
00:02:22.260 That is something that is very, very clear.
00:02:26.160 It's a committee of parliamentarians that get top-secret clearance
00:02:30.140 so they can look at everything our intelligence committees do
00:02:33.140 and then report back to Parliament.
00:02:35.200 Well, Leader of the Opposition.
00:02:37.280 Well, the Prime Minister stated another falsehood.
00:02:41.400 He said it reports to public.
00:02:42.700 Many of its findings are not reported to public.
00:02:45.600 And second, Section 21 of the Act that creates that committee
00:02:49.740 states that its reports go to the Prime Minister.
00:02:52.780 They have to go to the Prime Minister.
00:02:54.380 And he is the one that decides what becomes public thereafter.
00:02:57.900 Therefore, he knew when that committee reported
00:03:00.540 that candidates received money directed by the dictatorship in Beijing.
00:03:07.060 And yet he has been and continues to say exactly the opposite.
00:03:11.160 Why?
00:03:11.600 Mr. Speaker, Parliamentarians can now go to the Library of Parliament
00:03:19.920 or go online and see reports from
00:03:22.760 the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians
00:03:25.720 that were released publicly to them.
00:03:28.200 The National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians,
00:03:32.120 which the previous Conservative government opposed as an oversight body,
00:03:37.800 actually allows Parliamentarians to attain those top-secret clearance levels
00:03:42.580 to look into everything our intelligence agencies do
00:03:46.400 and report back to Parliament, to me, to Canadians on how that's working.
00:03:52.760 Honourable Leader of the Opposition.
00:03:54.440 Section 21 of the Act that creates that secret committee says,
00:03:58.400 and I quote,
00:03:59.120 each year the committee must submit to the Prime Minister
00:04:02.960 a report of the reviews it conducted during the preceding years.
00:04:06.700 In other words, he did receive the report.
00:04:09.380 He should stop playing word games.
00:04:11.640 Nobody needs to go to the library.
00:04:13.580 What we need to do is get to the truth.
00:04:15.720 The Prime Minister knew that his own security committee said
00:04:20.020 Beijing had directed funds to candidates in preceding elections,
00:04:26.140 and yet he continues to say exactly the opposite.
00:04:29.300 Is he saying that the committee is lying?
00:04:31.620 The Right Honourable Prime Minister.
00:04:33.880 Mr. Speaker, I'm happy to clear up the confusion around what the committee reports.
00:04:38.860 Yes, the committee reports to me and to the government,
00:04:41.540 but it also reports to Parliamentarians and shares those reports.
00:04:46.400 So this is the way many committees function in our government,
00:04:50.340 and we'll continue to.
00:04:51.720 In regards to the issue of whether federal candidates received money from China,
00:04:59.280 as I've stated many times, we have no information on that.
00:05:03.720 The Leader of the Opposition.
00:05:05.640 We all agree the Prime Minister has seen the report.
00:05:08.500 Well, this is what Global News says of the report.
00:05:12.420 Global News has learned of an earlier high-level warning about clandestine funding
00:05:17.500 of China's preferred candidates that came from a bipartisan panel of parliamentarians
00:05:23.840 two months before the 2019 election.
00:05:27.000 China gave money to its preferred candidates.
00:05:30.760 The Prime Minister admits that the committee reported to him on this fact.
00:05:35.820 Why does he continue to state the diametric opposite of the truth
00:05:40.860 in his answers in this House of Commons?
00:05:42.820 The Right Honourable Prime Minister.
00:05:46.900 Mr. Speaker, I think we all understand how important it is
00:05:50.800 that Canadians can have both confidence in our government's ability
00:05:54.480 to counter foreign interference
00:05:55.840 and confidence in the transparency and openness with which that happens.
00:06:00.460 And that's why, Mr. Speaker, beyond the partisan to and fro that we necessarily see in this House,
00:06:06.680 it is important to create an independent, unimpeachable, special rapporteur
00:06:11.860 who is going to be able to oversee the entire landscape around national security
00:06:17.440 to make sure that the committees are doing their work,
00:06:21.720 that the various bodies keep Canada safe.
00:06:25.920 Honourable Leader of the Opposition.
00:06:27.380 Has CESIS warned the Prime Minister, his staff, members of his party
00:06:31.400 that members of his caucus or cabinet are part of a foreign interference network?
00:06:36.640 Yes or no?
00:06:37.580 The Right Honourable Prime Minister.
00:06:40.300 Canadians well know that issues of national security and foreign interference
00:06:47.360 can often be highly sensitive,
00:06:49.940 which is why we have created bodies like NSICOP and NSERA
00:06:54.900 and other mechanisms to oversee the important and top-secret work
00:06:59.860 that our intelligence agencies do
00:07:01.320 to make sure that they're doing everything necessary to protect Canadians,
00:07:06.260 to make sure that governments are held accountable
00:07:08.360 for acting on information they could have received from our intelligence agencies.
00:07:13.200 These are processes that we have put in place since 2015
00:07:16.360 that we will continue to work with.
00:07:18.720 The Speaker of the Opposition.
00:07:21.000 Yes or no?
00:07:22.500 The Right Honourable Prime Minister.
00:07:27.460 Mr. Speaker, we well know that issues of national security
00:07:32.460 can be highly challenging to discuss as parliamentarians
00:07:37.700 in the open floor of the House of Commons,
00:07:40.460 which is why, over the objections of the former minister in the Harper government
00:07:46.840 that objected to the creation of a National Security Intelligence Oversight Committee,
00:07:51.460 who is now the Leader of the Opposition,
00:07:53.580 we went ahead and created a body that allows members of parliament
00:07:58.420 to get cleared to top-secret levels
00:08:01.080 so they can look into this question and all questions
00:08:04.640 in a way that doesn't compromise national security.
00:08:07.380 The Honourable Leader of the Opposition.
00:08:09.500 Yes or no?
00:08:11.260 The Right Honourable Prime Minister.
00:08:14.340 Mr. Speaker, issues around national security have deep implications
00:08:20.580 for the safety and well-being of Canadians
00:08:23.860 and those who serve to keep Canadians safe,
00:08:27.080 sometimes in extraordinarily dangerous positions here and around the world.
00:08:31.620 That's why we've created bodies that allow parliamentarians 0.63
00:08:35.780 to get that top-secret clearance
00:08:37.560 so they can look directly at everything that's done
00:08:40.840 without putting at risk the brave women and men
00:08:44.020 who serve this country to keep all Canadians safe.
00:08:46.960 The Honourable Leader of the Opposition.
00:08:50.840 CESIS warned the Prime Minister's office
00:08:53.260 three weeks before the 2019 election
00:08:55.480 there was at least one candidate
00:08:57.900 identified as implicated in a foreign interference network.
00:09:04.480 Is that member in the Prime Minister's caucus or cabinet
00:09:08.580 yes or no?
00:09:10.820 The Right Honourable Prime Minister.
00:09:14.580 Mr. Speaker, we have created formal processes
00:09:20.460 where parliamentarians from all parties
00:09:22.960 including from that member's own party
00:09:24.740 can get top-secret clearances
00:09:27.380 to look into matters impacting on national security
00:09:31.460 and the safety of Canadians
00:09:32.720 without putting at risk
00:09:35.100 the women and men who serve in our intelligence communities
00:09:38.900 here in Canada and around the world
00:09:40.860 to be able to continue to do their jobs
00:09:43.440 of keeping Canadians safe.
00:09:44.920 And I know no one in this House
00:09:46.940 wants to put anyone who serves this country at risk. 0.92
00:09:50.960 The Honourable Leader.
00:09:52.060 Which staff members in the Prime Minister's office
00:09:54.320 did cease this brief
00:09:55.400 that there was a Liberal candidate
00:09:57.180 implicated in a foreign interference network.
00:10:00.160 In their names.
00:10:01.740 Honourable Prime Minister.
00:10:03.620 Mr. Speaker, I've addressed a number of questions
00:10:06.020 a number of answers
00:10:07.220 along the lines of national security.
00:10:09.540 But I do want to point out another issue
00:10:11.660 that I know is preoccupying for Canadians.
00:10:14.060 Just recently, Conservative Party MPs
00:10:16.620 knowingly dined with a far-right German politician.
00:10:19.920 Mr. Speaker, Christine Anderson
00:10:22.520 and her party's far-right, xenophobic,
00:10:24.940 anti-science, pro-Putin views are well known.
00:10:28.300 His carefully crafted condemnation
00:10:30.980 that neither he nor his MPs
00:10:32.740 will repeat publicly
00:10:34.700 just won't cut it.
00:10:36.400 It's time he gave Canadians real answers
00:10:38.620 and apologised.
00:10:39.900 The Honourable Leader of the Opposition.
00:10:44.680 The Prime Minister's office was briefed
00:10:46.640 three weeks before the 2019 election
00:10:48.460 about a candidate that was implicated
00:10:51.000 in a foreign interference network.
00:10:54.560 Which members of the Prime Minister's staff
00:10:57.800 were present for that briefing?
00:11:00.680 Their names, please.
00:11:01.600 The Honourable Prime Minister.
00:11:04.680 Mr. Speaker, it is extremely important
00:11:06.820 that as a Parliament,
00:11:09.300 that as Parliamentary Committees,
00:11:10.720 that as a government and that as Canadians
00:11:12.260 we look into the issue of foreign interference.
00:11:14.860 It's why, at Parliamentary Committee,
00:11:17.220 the Ministers of Democratic Institutions
00:11:18.980 and Foreign Affairs
00:11:19.840 are scheduled to appear tomorrow.
00:11:21.980 PROC has heard from Elections Canada,
00:11:23.860 from the Director of CSIS,
00:11:25.060 from the Chief of the CSE,
00:11:26.700 the Deputy Commissioner of the RCMP,
00:11:28.020 the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
00:11:29.180 and the Deputy Minister of International Trade.
00:11:31.200 And to quote the member from Carleton,
00:11:34.460 for hundreds of years,
00:11:35.560 the principle of ministerial accountability
00:11:37.440 has been paramount in the House and in committee.
00:11:40.300 We agree.
00:11:41.140 Oh, fair hearing.
00:11:41.960 The Honourable Leader of the Opposition.
00:11:43.720 Well, if he believes that he should be responsible,
00:11:45.520 then he should answer the question.
00:11:47.260 Which members of his staff were briefed by CSIS
00:11:50.480 that one of his candidates was implicated
00:11:53.080 in a foreign interference ring?
00:11:56.580 And was Katie Telford,
00:11:58.320 his Chief of Staff, among those briefed?
00:12:00.460 Yes or no?
00:12:04.240 Right, Honourable Prime Minister.
00:12:07.620 Canadians can well see that there are important partisan
00:12:11.660 and political considerations
00:12:13.460 overlaying all these exchanges in the House,
00:12:16.540 which is why Canadians want us to be able to step back 0.84
00:12:20.400 as a country and say what actually happened,
00:12:23.520 who actually was doing their job to protect against foreign interference
00:12:28.180 and was everyone doing the right things.
00:12:31.800 That's why pulling forward an independent expert
00:12:36.080 to oversee the work that is being done
00:12:38.920 to ensure that everything that needed to be done
00:12:41.240 was done, was done properly,
00:12:42.980 and that is continued to be done,
00:12:45.220 is going to be important,
00:12:46.240 and that's what we're proposing.
00:12:47.040 The Leader of the Opposition.
00:12:48.820 If any parties, leadership campaigns,
00:12:53.260 electoral district associations,
00:12:55.220 that is to say parties and their local arms,
00:12:57.820 received money directed by Beijing.
00:13:00.880 Now, he used a very tiny technical term called candidate,
00:13:04.600 which only applies to a limited scenario
00:13:07.820 30 days before an election.
00:13:09.920 He refuses to answer about whether his party
00:13:12.720 or any other received money
00:13:14.740 directed by the communist dictatorship in Beijing.
00:13:18.620 We can assume that the answer, therefore, is yes.
00:13:21.380 How much did his party and other parts of his party
00:13:24.300 get from the communist dictatorship?
00:13:26.540 The Right Honourable Prime Minister.
00:13:30.580 Mr. Speaker, on matters of national security,
00:13:34.400 it's extremely important that we continue
00:13:36.380 to give Canadians confidence
00:13:39.080 that our experts and our officials
00:13:40.860 are doing their job,
00:13:41.940 but it's also important to protect
00:13:44.320 the women and men who serve
00:13:46.500 in our security agencies
00:13:48.060 doing extremely dangerous work
00:13:50.340 to keep Canadians safe.
00:13:52.160 That's why we've created a committee
00:13:54.640 where all parliamentarians
00:13:56.760 from different parties
00:13:58.000 can get top secret clearance
00:14:00.280 and look into these matters deeply
00:14:03.620 without compromising the safety
00:14:06.360 of people who serve this country.
00:14:07.980 The Honourable Leader of the Opposition.
00:14:10.040 He's not interested in protecting
00:14:11.600 the safety of the people
00:14:13.100 serving this country.
00:14:14.300 He's interested in protecting
00:14:15.520 the Liberal Party of Canada.
00:14:17.840 The question was how much
00:14:21.560 his party got in illegal donations
00:14:24.600 funneled from Beijing.
00:14:26.820 I've asked the question twice now.
00:14:28.960 He refuses to answer it.
00:14:30.640 He distracts and now claims
00:14:32.460 that he can't tell it
00:14:33.620 because it would harm national security.
00:14:35.960 Give me a break.
00:14:36.820 It would harm his political career.
00:14:38.740 Why doesn't he tell us
00:14:39.460 how much the Liberal Party
00:14:40.700 or its various arms
00:14:41.920 received in money from Beijing?
00:14:43.600 How much?
00:14:45.240 Honourable Prime Minister.
00:14:46.740 Mr. Speaker, it is unfortunate
00:14:53.120 and despicable
00:14:54.560 that any member in this House
00:14:56.820 would question the loyalty
00:14:58.820 to Canada
00:14:59.980 of any other member in this House.
00:15:02.220 I understand
00:15:03.500 the very real concerns
00:15:05.600 that Canadians feel 0.91
00:15:06.920 about foreign interference
00:15:09.320 and that's why
00:15:10.120 we have created mechanisms
00:15:11.880 to keep Canadians safe.
00:15:13.240 But to suggest
00:15:13.960 that anyone in this House
00:15:15.120 isn't devoted
00:15:16.240 to serving Canadians
00:15:17.580 and keeping those
00:15:18.980 who serve Canada
00:15:20.100 in dangerous positions safe,
00:15:22.040 safe is quite disgusting.
00:15:24.660 The Honourable Leader 0.96
00:15:26.120 of the Opposition.
00:15:28.020 Mr. Speaker,
00:15:28.680 no drama lesson
00:15:29.560 will distract
00:15:30.180 from the question
00:15:30.860 that I asked.
00:15:32.060 The question was very clear.
00:15:35.100 How much did
00:15:35.720 the Liberal Party get
00:15:36.780 in donations directed
00:15:38.540 from Beijing?
00:15:39.520 I've asked it multiple times.
00:15:40.840 I find it incredible
00:15:42.120 that he can't stand up
00:15:43.700 and answer with a zero.
00:15:46.540 I mean,
00:15:46.740 if he knows for sure
00:15:47.900 it didn't happen,
00:15:48.880 he's not been briefed
00:15:49.740 to the contrary,
00:15:50.720 he would say so right now.
00:15:52.440 But he's dodging the question.
00:15:54.640 He's trying to engage
00:15:55.600 in a dramatic distraction.
00:15:57.520 So I will give him
00:15:58.180 one more chance.
00:15:59.680 Answer the question.
00:16:00.840 How much money
00:16:01.500 did his party get
00:16:02.320 from the dictatorship in Beijing?
00:16:04.380 How much?
00:16:04.900 Honourable Prime Minister.
00:16:06.780 I see the Leader
00:16:10.780 of the Opposition
00:16:11.600 trying to backtrack
00:16:12.880 from his heinous 0.96
00:16:13.940 and disgusting accusations
00:16:15.320 of disloyalty to Canada
00:16:17.160 of anyone in this House.
00:16:19.040 And I'm pleased
00:16:19.660 to see him back off
00:16:21.100 from what was
00:16:21.660 an absolutely despicable
00:16:23.560 partisan approach.
00:16:25.000 But it does go to the point
00:16:26.960 that Canadians need
00:16:28.160 to have confidence
00:16:28.920 that the answers
00:16:30.500 that they are seeking
00:16:31.900 on foreign interference
00:16:32.980 and on the integrity
00:16:34.020 of our democratic institutions
00:16:35.560 are being dealt with
00:16:37.300 by experts.
00:16:38.720 Now, there's two ways
00:16:39.440 of doing that.
00:16:40.080 One is by making sure
00:16:41.140 that partisans
00:16:41.880 and politicians
00:16:42.860 of all parties
00:16:43.680 get classified briefings
00:16:45.720 on that,
00:16:46.640 which the NSI COP does.
00:16:47.880 And the other is
00:16:48.400 to make sure
00:16:48.720 independent experts...
00:16:49.560 The Honourable Member...
00:16:50.760 This is a serious issue
00:16:51.820 that affects the lives
00:16:52.880 of everyday people.
00:16:54.420 Canadians of Chinese descent
00:16:55.940 have been targeted
00:16:56.840 for abuse
00:16:57.620 in their own country,
00:16:58.720 including...
00:16:59.760 Right under the nose
00:17:01.340 of the Prime Minister,
00:17:02.560 there have been
00:17:03.860 police stations
00:17:04.680 set up by a foreign government
00:17:07.280 in our country.
00:17:09.420 He's done absolutely
00:17:10.840 nothing about it.
00:17:11.840 We need to know
00:17:12.820 why it is
00:17:13.800 he's done nothing about it.
00:17:14.680 Can he tell us
00:17:15.560 how many diplomats
00:17:18.420 from the Chinese Embassy
00:17:19.620 and Consulate
00:17:20.940 has he expelled
00:17:21.900 since learning
00:17:22.540 about these police stations?
00:17:24.060 How many?
00:17:25.140 The Right Honourable Prime Minister...
00:17:28.420 The selective partisan memory
00:17:30.620 of the Leader of the Opposition
00:17:32.000 is quite openly
00:17:33.680 on display right now.
00:17:35.100 It was just a few months ago
00:17:36.380 where they were
00:17:36.900 criticizing me
00:17:37.940 for standing up directly
00:17:39.360 to President Xi Jinping
00:17:40.720 as I talked about
00:17:41.880 the impacts
00:17:42.440 of foreign interference
00:17:43.660 in our government,
00:17:44.800 in our country.
00:17:45.920 I will continue
00:17:46.980 to ensure
00:17:48.060 that we're holding
00:17:49.220 to account
00:17:49.820 anyone who engages
00:17:51.880 in illegal actions
00:17:53.580 in Canada,
00:17:54.240 including in foreign interference.
00:17:55.720 We have never hesitated
00:17:57.020 to take action
00:17:57.880 where and when necessary
00:17:59.320 and we will continue to.
00:18:01.280 The Leader of the Opposition.
00:18:03.100 He won't answer
00:18:03.740 how many diplomats
00:18:04.540 he's picked up
00:18:05.100 because the answer is zero.
00:18:06.680 Even as they open
00:18:07.300 police stations
00:18:07.960 in our country,
00:18:08.960 he won't answer
00:18:09.740 that question.
00:18:10.320 He won't answer
00:18:10.940 whether there are members
00:18:12.540 of his existing
00:18:13.640 Cabinet and Caucus
00:18:15.120 who have been implicated
00:18:16.360 in foreign interference.
00:18:17.660 He won't answer
00:18:18.300 whether his minister,
00:18:19.860 whether his staff
00:18:20.600 has been briefed
00:18:21.860 about that interference.
00:18:23.900 He won't answer
00:18:24.680 even whether his party
00:18:26.180 received illegal money
00:18:27.780 directly from
00:18:29.420 the foreign dictatorship
00:18:30.740 in Beijing.
00:18:31.940 He won't answer
00:18:32.660 any of these questions,
00:18:33.720 which is exactly
00:18:34.580 why we need
00:18:36.380 an independent inquiry
00:18:37.900 that can compel
00:18:38.700 his testimony.
00:18:39.340 will he call it now?
00:18:40.820 The Right Honourable
00:18:43.460 Prime Minister.
00:18:46.100 Mr. Speaker,
00:18:48.020 the excessive partisanship
00:18:50.160 we're seeing
00:18:50.940 and this issue
00:18:52.340 that is extremely serious
00:18:53.820 and extremely important
00:18:54.700 to Canadians
00:18:55.280 is exactly why
00:18:57.140 we have chosen
00:18:58.380 to appoint
00:18:59.440 an independent expert
00:19:01.060 to make the determination
00:19:02.700 on how we can
00:19:05.180 best reassure Canadians
00:19:07.160 and ensure
00:19:08.020 that our government
00:19:09.380 and our institutions
00:19:10.280 are doing everything
00:19:11.400 to protect our democracy.
00:19:13.280 That is exactly
00:19:14.460 what we are doing.
00:19:16.240 And we have seen
00:19:17.180 experts say
00:19:17.840 a public inquiry
00:19:18.620 is necessary.
00:19:19.320 We've seen other experts
00:19:20.120 say it wouldn't
00:19:21.380 get to the truth.
00:19:22.440 That's why
00:19:22.960 an independent expert
00:19:24.200 will make that determination.
00:19:25.320 Honourable Leader
00:19:26.040 of the Opposition.
00:19:27.120 He's blocking
00:19:27.700 a public inquiry
00:19:28.800 which would compel him
00:19:29.800 to give answers.
00:19:30.580 His members are blocking
00:19:32.100 an investigation
00:19:33.260 here at Parliament.
00:19:34.940 He won't answer
00:19:35.660 questions on the floor
00:19:36.900 of the House of Commons.
00:19:38.080 He's even got a bill
00:19:39.180 that would allow him
00:19:40.240 to censor the internet.
00:19:42.460 It's almost as if
00:19:44.520 he admires
00:19:45.800 the basic Chinese
00:19:47.340 communist dictatorship.
00:19:49.020 Will he tell us
00:19:49.680 does he still admire
00:19:51.100 the basic Chinese
00:19:52.460 communist dictatorship
00:19:53.560 as he so profusely
00:19:55.080 said he did
00:19:55.720 several years ago?
00:19:57.940 Yes or no?
00:20:00.260 The Right Honourable
00:20:01.740 Prime Minister.
00:20:04.320 Mr. Speaker,
00:20:05.220 we're clearly seeing
00:20:06.980 once again
00:20:07.740 that the Leader
00:20:08.480 of the Opposition
00:20:09.140 is simply not serious
00:20:10.280 in his approach
00:20:11.520 in reassuring Canadians
00:20:13.160 about institutions,
00:20:14.600 about our democracy,
00:20:15.600 about the integrity
00:20:16.300 of our elections.
00:20:17.900 That is why,
00:20:18.840 Mr. Speaker,
00:20:19.560 we are proposing
00:20:20.600 significant and serious
00:20:22.560 steps and mechanisms
00:20:24.380 to make sure
00:20:25.520 that independently
00:20:26.820 and with expert advice
00:20:28.740 the right answers
00:20:30.580 are being sought
00:20:31.840 and the right answers
00:20:33.040 are being shared
00:20:34.160 with Canadians.
00:20:35.140 That is not our answers.
00:20:36.720 Those are not their answers.
00:20:38.440 It is answers determined
00:20:39.880 by independent panels
00:20:41.920 of experts tasked
00:20:42.880 with protecting
00:20:43.620 our democracy.
00:20:44.280 member of teachers
00:20:57.980 and 31st Avengers
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