Juno News - June 18, 2019


Trudeau's Minister accuses Conservatives of Islamophobia


Episode Stats

Length

1 minute

Words per Minute

173.77522

Word Count

201

Sentence Count

16


Summary

Learn English with Honourable Minister of Employment, Employment and Social Development, Chae Singh. He speaks on the government s decision to give $100,000 to an organization linked to a terrorist group in Pakistan.


Transcript

00:00:00.000 The problem is charter rights are granted to those who call Canada home.
00:00:05.020 What we're talking about is terrorist activities that are taking place in Pakistan.
00:00:09.300 Mr. Speaker, the question is simple.
00:00:11.360 The responsibility of any government, their number one responsibility, is to uphold the rule of law.
00:00:17.300 It's particularly problematic, then, that the money in this case went to where it did.
00:00:22.020 And so here's the thing, is that to receive the Canada Jobs funding,
00:00:25.800 organizations have to pass the Liberals' autocratic values test.
00:00:30.440 The question is this, then.
00:00:31.840 Did this organization, in fact, pass the Liberals' test on this?
00:00:35.560 Honourable Minister of Employment.
00:00:38.880 Listen, Mr. Speaker, the member opposite should put the whistle down.
00:00:42.400 It's disappointing, but not surprising, that the member would spread such dishonest rhetoric.
00:00:47.860 What can we expect from the party who reads the words of an Islamophobic terrorist into committee record
00:00:53.720 or the party that associates with Faith Goldie or Rebel Media and their hateful conspiracy theories?
00:00:59.920 But, of course, this is the party that has shared a stage with those who have been removed from Facebook
00:01:04.880 for their white national views.
00:01:06.700 We will not take lessons from that party, Mr. Speaker.
00:01:09.320 Thank you.