'Who is getting fired？' Dancho grills Trudeau on Nova Scotia shooting interference
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Summary
Did the Minister, his chief of staff, or anyone from his office discuss the forthcoming Liberal gun control legislation with the RCMP Commissioner or her staff between the dates of the Nova Scotia mass murder and the April 28 press conference? Did they politicize the deaths of 22 people?
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Mr. Speaker, on this Liberal RCMP political interference scandal, the Minister continues
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to avoid accountability by using very specific legal words concerning ministerial directives
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But we're not asking about legal directives, we're asking about political interference.
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Did the Minister, his Chief of Staff or anyone from his office discuss the forthcoming Liberal
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gun control legislation with the RCMP Commissioner or her staff between the dates of the Nova
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Scotia mass murder and the April 28 press conference?
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Did they politicize the deaths of 22 people, Mr. Speaker?
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The Right Honourable Prime Minister, Mr. Speaker, Canadians expect their governments to respond
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quickly and effectively to crises and answer their questions.
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But it's interesting to see how Conservative politicians are changing their tune.
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I will remind the member that her colleagues from Leeds, Grenville, Thousand Islands and Rideau
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Lakes and West Nova asked on at least three occasions between May 20th and May 28th, 2020,
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when will all of this information finally be made transparent and public?
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I'm focused on supporting the families affected by this tragedy and taking action to ensure
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We've just learned that the RCMP Director of Media Relations, who also happens to be a
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former Liberal staffer, Mr. Speaker, is being investigated for covering up the audio recording
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That same audio recording has the Commissioner directly contradicting the Minister.
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The Minister, the Commissioner, or both, Mr. Speaker?
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The Right Honourable Prime Minister, Mr. Speaker.
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As all Canadians know, when an emergency arises, accurate and timely information is crucial.
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As the Commissioner stated, keeping the government informed through timely and accurate information
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It is standard procedure, and these situational updates are provided without compromising
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Canadians rightfully had questions about the public communications that occurred during
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and after our country's most devastated intended mass casualty.