Western Standard - November 23, 2023


Poilievre belittles Canadian Press reporter about Rainbow Bridge explosion question


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Word count

438

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31


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Learn English with the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau responds to a question from the Speaker of the House of Commons on the morning of the attack at the U.S. border crossing between Canada and the United States.

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00:00:00.000 Do you think it was responsible for you to call yesterday's explosion by the customs, by the checkpoint at the Rainbow Bridge, terrorism, when no U.S. or Canadian officials said that was, like, authorities said that was the case, and when the New York governor also said there was no evidence to suggest terrorism activity?
00:00:17.960 Actually, you're wrong. Are you with CP? Okay, so CP, by the way, CP, just for everyone's knowledge, did have to make three corrections for falsehoods that they put into a single article. I think that might be unprecedented. I'm actually thinking about checking with the Guinness Book of World Records to see if there's ever been a news agency that has had to issue three corrections for patent falsehoods that they admit they had been made in one single article, and now you've made yet another falsehood in your question.
00:00:46.800 Where you are wrong is that CTV reported that the government of Canada was presuming that the incident was terrorist. So, yeah, that was, and that's what I said in my remarks. You're right. It was a media report.
00:01:01.440 But it's citing media reports and not.
00:01:03.780 Which is what I said. In the House, I said there are media reports.
00:01:08.320 And you think that's a responsible thing to go on? I mean, that kind of was a statement at the time about speaking.
00:01:13.660 What kind of statement?
00:01:15.560 Calling something terrorist.
00:01:16.720 No, I didn't.
00:01:17.220 I said there were media reports.
00:01:21.280 No, there's no distinction.
00:01:24.940 What I said, and I was right, was that there were media reports of a terror-related event.
00:01:34.380 By your admission, there were media reports of a terror-related event.
00:01:39.700 And that media report, according to CTV, unless you're questioning their integrity now, came from security officials in the Trudeau government.
00:01:49.300 So, do you think the CTV was irresponsible in putting out that tweet?
00:01:53.680 Do you think it was a responsible comment to make it happen?
00:01:59.340 Do you, sorry, I'm asking, I have already answered that.
00:02:02.560 Do you, do you think CTV was irresponsible to put that tweet out?
00:02:05.040 Well, you just did comment.
00:02:11.420 I just hope you're not going to print something that you have to apologize for again.
00:02:19.440 Mr. Speaker, we've just heard media reports of a terrorist attack, an explosion at the Niagara crossing of the Canada-U.S. border.
00:02:30.280 Two people, at least two people are dead.
00:02:32.080 One is injured, it is the principal responsibility of government to protect the people.
00:02:39.040 Can the Prime Minister give us an update on what he knows and what action plan he will immediately implement to bring home security for our people?