Juno News - March 08, 2023


Trudeau continues to refuse to answer questions on Beijing interference


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182

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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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
00:20:58.000 of będę