Western Standard - March 09, 2023


Poilievre grills Trudeau


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Length

2 minutes

Words per minute

148.54802

Word count

399

Sentence count

30


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Learn English with Justin Trudeau. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau refuses to answer a question about Chinese donations to the Liberal Party of Canada. He says it would harm national security if he answered the question, but he won't answer the question anyway.

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00:00:00.000 He's not interested in protecting the safety of the people serving this country.
00:00:05.140 He's interested in protecting the Liberal Party of Canada.
00:00:08.620 The question was how much his party got in illegal donations funneled from Beijing.
00:00:17.600 I've asked the question twice now.
00:00:19.720 He refuses to answer it.
00:00:21.420 He distracts and now claims that he can't tell it because it would harm national security.
00:00:26.740 Give me a break.
00:00:27.620 It would harm his political career.
00:00:29.180 Why doesn't he tell us how much the Liberal Party or its various arms received in money from Beijing?
00:00:34.440 How much?
00:00:35.640 Honourable Prime Minister.
00:00:41.520 Mr. Speaker, it is unfortunate and despicable that any member in this House would question the loyalty to Canada of any other member in this House.
00:00:53.060 I understand the very real concern that Canadians feel about foreign interference and that's why we've created mechanisms to keep Canadians safe.
00:01:03.800 But to suggest that anyone in this House isn't devoted to serving Canadians and keeping those who serve Canada in dangerous positions safe, safe is quite disgusting.
00:01:14.840 Mr. Speaker, no drama lesson will distract from the question that I asked.
00:01:22.300 The question was very clear.
00:01:25.140 How much did the Liberal Party get in donations directed from Beijing?
00:01:30.220 I've asked it multiple times.
00:01:31.520 I find it incredible that he can't stand up and answer with a zero.
00:01:36.680 I mean, if he knows for sure it didn't happen, if he's not been briefed to the contrary, he would say so right now.
00:01:43.340 But he's dodging the question.
00:01:45.380 He's trying to engage in a dramatic distraction.
00:01:48.280 So I will give him one more chance.
00:01:50.460 Answer the question.
00:01:51.620 How much money did his party get from the dictatorship in Beijing?
00:01:54.380 I see the Leader of the Opposition trying to backtrack from his heinous and disgusting accusations of disloyalty to Canada of anyone in this House.
00:02:09.660 And I'm pleased to see him back off from what was an absolutely despicable partisan approach.
00:02:15.460 But it does go to the point that Canadians need to have confidence that the answers that they are seeking on foreign interference and on the integrity of our democratic institutions are being dealt with by experts.
00:02:29.520 Now, there's two ways of doing that.
00:02:30.880 One is by making sure the partisans and politicians of all parties get classified briefings on that, which the NSICOP does.
00:02:38.680 And the other is to make sure independent experts.
00:02:40.160 The Honourable...