Western Standard - February 01, 2022


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discourse for each other
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Speaker Carleton
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Learn English with the Honourable MP for Carlton, Chrystia Mahtani, who was in the House of Commons to question Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's response to anti-police protests in Toronto. She asked the Prime Minister why he hasn't done more to de-escalate the situation, and what he should do about it.

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00:00:00.000 Just because the Prime Minister dressed up in racist costumes so many times he can't remember them all
00:00:08.860 doesn't mean every single Liberal is a racist.
00:00:12.660 Just because the Prime Minister tried to help a corporation avoid prosecution
00:00:17.640 after it stole from some of Africa's poorest people doesn't mean all Liberals are racist.
00:00:23.360 Just because about a half dozen Liberal MPs who are racial minorities
00:00:27.100 have complained about his treatment of them does not mean that all Liberals are racist.
00:00:32.320 That is guilt by association.
00:00:34.660 Why doesn't the Prime Minister opt and said for personal responsibility?
00:00:40.260 The Honourable Government House Leader.
00:00:45.260 Mr. Speaker, I hope that I've been clear in all of my comments
00:00:48.760 that I respect the Honourable colleagues on the other side
00:00:51.640 just as I believe they respect the colleagues that are on this side
00:00:54.820 and the work that we do and the people that we are.
00:00:56.520 There are times in our political discourse where we see things that are abhorrent
00:01:00.200 and all I would ask is that we equally call it out.
00:01:02.840 When I saw swastikas on the street, when I saw what had happened, it's time to move on.
00:01:09.020 And what I would ask is instead of trying to inflame the situation,
00:01:13.020 let us de-escalate the situation, let us work together to find a way
00:01:16.980 to stop the lockdown that is happening of this city
00:01:20.040 so that citizens can move forward with their lives
00:01:22.660 and any legitimate grievances can be fairly heard.
00:01:25.020 The Honourable Member for Carlton.
00:01:29.740 Well, Mr. Speaker, I agree.
00:01:31.500 We should always call out evil symbols
00:01:34.020 and the individuals who are individually responsible for putting them up.
00:01:38.940 I remember a January 18th, January 2018 event
00:01:42.280 where the Prime Minister stared straight at a swastika
00:01:46.000 and instead of condemning it, said thank you for coming, sir.
00:01:50.000 We on this side condemn evil symbols whenever they are used.
00:01:55.000 I do respect that member.
00:01:56.840 I just wish his government would respect the thousands of people
00:02:00.720 who are fighting for their livelihoods right now
00:02:03.280 who are trying to do the best to get this country back on track.
00:02:06.200 We are in a time of global crisis,
00:02:15.560 a time when so many are being adversely affected by this pandemic
00:02:19.800 and our hearts go out to every one of them.
00:02:21.320 The way in which we have discourse for each other
00:02:24.080 will define this moment for all of us.
00:02:26.460 And to those that are peacefully protesting,
00:02:28.780 I would ask that their point has been made.
00:02:30.760 It's time to go home and do it a different way.
00:02:33.020 That continuing to lock down this city
00:02:34.820 and continuing to do what's happening,
00:02:37.020 it is deeply disturbing for Canadians
00:02:38.960 to see the way that this city and our symbols are being treated.
00:02:41.760 And I would ask the Conservatives to also join with us
00:02:45.200 to ask that they go home and let's do this responsibly.
00:02:48.160 Let's have responsible dialogue.
00:02:49.920 I respect the member opposite.
00:02:51.440 Let's do this the right way.
00:02:52.960 The Honourable Member for Carlton.
00:02:55.780 The problem is they've shown no respect for the people.
00:02:59.560 This country right now is like a raw nerve
00:03:03.600 and the Prime Minister is jumping up and down on it
00:03:06.900 again and again with his inflammatory rhetoric.
00:03:11.040 We're talking about people who have 14-year-old kids
00:03:14.620 that are suicidal after two years of lockdowns.
00:03:17.380 I just spoke to a waitress whose business 0.99
00:03:19.600 was wiped out by lockdowns.
00:03:21.780 I'm talking to truckers who've been serving food
00:03:24.700 on our plates throughout this.
00:03:27.000 And these are the very people,
00:03:28.640 honest, hard-working, shirt-off-your-back type of people
00:03:31.280 that this Prime Minister keeps attacking.
00:03:35.240 The Honourable Government Ice Leader.
00:03:41.040 We'll wait to start the time.
00:03:43.380 Okay, very good.
00:03:44.620 Please go.
00:03:45.020 Mr. Speaker, again, I encourage the member
00:03:47.760 to just think about, as he's talking about de-escalating
00:03:51.740 and having civil discourse, his tone
00:03:55.000 and how he's approaching this issue.
00:03:56.920 This is a time that is incredibly delicate.
00:03:59.480 We are in a moment where there is a raw nerve
00:04:01.780 that is being touched.
00:04:03.020 How we talk to each other, Mr. Speaker,
00:04:05.420 how we deal with one another.
00:04:07.060 I'm going to interrupt the Honourable Government House Leader
00:04:09.260 and just wait until everything calms down a moment.
00:04:11.600 And that will let him start from the top
00:04:12.780 because, I'm sorry, I didn't have a chance to hear it all.
00:04:15.300 And I'm sure the Honourable Member from Carleton
00:04:17.280 asked a question that he wanted to answer to
00:04:19.040 and he wants to hear it.
00:04:20.840 And we're just not hearing anything
00:04:22.620 because of the noise.
00:04:23.940 The Honourable Government House Leader.
00:04:25.440 Please proceed.
00:04:26.200 I have an instinct.
00:04:27.280 And that instinct is that Canadians expect us 0.99
00:04:29.760 today, when they're seeing what's happened over this weekend,
00:04:33.120 to watch the dialogue in this chamber
00:04:35.400 be as respectful as possible.
00:04:37.700 For us to dial down our rhetoric and our language.
00:04:40.880 For us to engage in one another
00:04:42.280 and find an off-ramp from the escalation that has occurred.
00:04:46.060 Because this is not healthy.
00:04:47.880 In a healthy democracy, we have respectful debates
00:04:50.340 that don't involve some of the things that we've seen.
00:04:53.200 And all I'm asking for is for us to engage in a constructive way.
00:04:57.440 So if we could attempt in this place, in this hour,
00:05:00.120 to be equal to that, I hope that we can move forward on that basis.
00:05:04.080 Well, number four, Carleton.
00:05:05.760 I couldn't agree more.
00:05:06.860 And Mr. Speaker, I was out at an overpass as the truckers went by.
00:05:10.600 And what I saw were cheerful, patriotic, optimistic Canadians
00:05:15.600 who want their freedom back and want their livelihoods back.
00:05:19.860 And they're standing up for their fellow Canadians,
00:05:22.800 the 60% of families who fear they can't feed themselves.
00:05:25.800 The 28-year-old kid living in mom's basement
00:05:28.780 because he can't afford a home.
00:05:31.320 The small businessman wiped out by endless lockdowns
00:05:34.540 by incompetent politicians.
00:05:36.440 These are the people that are standing up
00:05:38.540 and fighting for their livelihoods and their freedom.
00:05:40.940 Why won't the government finally stand with them?
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00:06:00.740 Thank you.
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