WATCH Poilievre carves Liberals over Trudeau comments
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Summary
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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Just because the Prime Minister dressed up in racist costumes so many times he can't remember them all
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Just because the Prime Minister tried to help a corporation avoid prosecution
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after it stole from some of Africa's poorest people doesn't mean all Liberals are racist.
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Just because about a half dozen Liberal MPs who are racial minorities
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have complained about his treatment of them does not mean that all Liberals are racist.
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Why doesn't the Prime Minister opt and said for personal responsibility?
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Mr. Speaker, I hope that I've been clear in all of my comments
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that I respect the Honourable colleagues on the other side
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just as I believe they respect the colleagues that are on this side
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and the work that we do and the people that we are.
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There are times in our political discourse where we see things that are abhorrent
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and all I would ask is that we equally call it out.
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When I saw swastikas on the street, when I saw what had happened, it's time to move on.
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And what I would ask is instead of trying to inflame the situation,
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let us de-escalate the situation, let us work together to find a way
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to stop the lockdown that is happening of this city
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so that citizens can move forward with their lives
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and any legitimate grievances can be fairly heard.
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and the individuals who are individually responsible for putting them up.
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where the Prime Minister stared straight at a swastika
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and instead of condemning it, said thank you for coming, sir.
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We on this side condemn evil symbols whenever they are used.
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I just wish his government would respect the thousands of people
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who are fighting for their livelihoods right now
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who are trying to do the best to get this country back on track.
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a time when so many are being adversely affected by this pandemic
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The way in which we have discourse for each other
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It's time to go home and do it a different way.
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to see the way that this city and our symbols are being treated.
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And I would ask the Conservatives to also join with us
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to ask that they go home and let's do this responsibly.
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The problem is they've shown no respect for the people.
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and the Prime Minister is jumping up and down on it
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again and again with his inflammatory rhetoric.
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We're talking about people who have 14-year-old kids
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that are suicidal after two years of lockdowns.
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I'm talking to truckers who've been serving food
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honest, hard-working, shirt-off-your-back type of people
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to just think about, as he's talking about de-escalating
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I'm going to interrupt the Honourable Government House Leader
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and just wait until everything calms down a moment.
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because, I'm sorry, I didn't have a chance to hear it all.
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And I'm sure the Honourable Member from Carleton
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And that instinct is that Canadians expect us
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today, when they're seeing what's happened over this weekend,
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For us to dial down our rhetoric and our language.
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and find an off-ramp from the escalation that has occurred.
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In a healthy democracy, we have respectful debates
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that don't involve some of the things that we've seen.
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And all I'm asking for is for us to engage in a constructive way.
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So if we could attempt in this place, in this hour,
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to be equal to that, I hope that we can move forward on that basis.
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And Mr. Speaker, I was out at an overpass as the truckers went by.
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And what I saw were cheerful, patriotic, optimistic Canadians
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who want their freedom back and want their livelihoods back.
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And they're standing up for their fellow Canadians,
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the 60% of families who fear they can't feed themselves.
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The small businessman wiped out by endless lockdowns
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and fighting for their livelihoods and their freedom.
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Why won't the government finally stand with them?