The National Telegraph - Wyatt Claypool - March 08, 2023


Pierre Poilievre confronts Justin Trudeau for praising China's ＂basic dictatorship＂


Episode Stats

Length

1 minute

Words per Minute

143.97575

Word Count

190

Sentence Count

14


Summary

Learn English with Justin Trudeau. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivers a speech in response to the opposition leader's call for a public inquiry into his government's handling of the corruption scandal involving the handling of an investigation by his own party.


Transcript

00:00:00.000 Honourable Leader of the Opposition.
00:00:02.040 He's blocking a public inquiry which would compel him to give answers.
00:00:05.480 His members are blocking an investigation here at Parliament.
00:00:09.860 He won't answer questions on the floor of the House of Commons.
00:00:12.980 He's even got a bill that would allow him to censor the internet.
00:00:17.360 It's almost as if he admires the basic Chinese Communist dictatorship.
00:00:23.480 Will he tell us, does he still admire the basic Chinese Communist dictatorship, as he so profusely said he did several years ago?
00:00:32.840 Yes or no?
00:00:34.740 The Right Honourable Prime Minister.
00:00:39.240 Mr. Speaker, we're clearly seeing once again that the Leader of the Opposition is simply not serious in his approach in reassuring Canadians about institutions, about our democracy, about the integrity of our elections.
00:00:52.400 That is why, Mr. Speaker, we are proposing significant and serious steps and mechanisms to make sure that independently and with expert advice, the right answers are being sought and the right answers are being shared with Canadians.
00:01:10.080 That is not our answers. Those are not their answers.
00:01:13.360 It is answers determined by independent panels of experts tasked with protecting our democracy.