HANSARD: RCMP Allegations Concerning Foreign Interference from the Government of India Emergency Debate

Debates of Oct. 21st, 2024
House of Commons Hansard #355 of the 44th Parliament, 1st Session
RCMP Allegations Concerning Foreign Interference from the Government of India
Emergency Debate

11:50 p.m.

Jenny Kwan Vancouver East, BC
NDP

Mr. Speaker, we heard over and over again from the Conservatives in the debate tonight that there is a simple way for the leader of the Conservative Party to get the information. They suggest that all that has to be done is for the Prime Minister to walk across the aisle and whisper in the Conservative leader's ear to tel him who might be implicated in wittingly or semi-wittingly compromising Canada's democratic institutions and democratic processes on behalf of foreign actors.

I have to ask if that even makes sense to the member. Would a leader not want to look at the documents to verify this information, as opposed to hearing it from an adversary, someone the Conservatives consistently say they cannot trust? The Conservative leadersimply says he does not need to go through a security clearance or look at the CSIS documents; he wants the Prime Minister to whisper names in his ear, and he will believe him. Does that even make sense to the member?

What sort of nonsense does the member think the Conservatives are trying to pull?

 

Heather McPherson Edmonton Strathcona, AB
NDP

Mr. Speaker, I want to take a moment to thank my colleague for the incredible work she has done in combatting foreign interference in this country. She has been a tireless voice and has actively pushed the government to make fundamental changes to ensure that our democracy is protected. I am very grateful that I get to work with her.

Of course, it does not make any sense at all. Is this how we are going to handle national security now? Are we going to have some sort of game of telephone within the House of Commons and whisper to each other? Is that how we are going to handle national security? It is absurd. Every Canadian must understand that is a kids' party game. This is not how national security works.

The deep lack of seriousness of the Conservative plan of having a game of telephone to deal with the murder of a Canadian citizen on Canadian soil by a foreign government is utterly appalling.

 

https://openparliament.ca/debates/2024/10/21/jenny-kwan-2/

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