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Online Streaming Act moved that Bill C-11, An Act to amend the Broadcasting Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts, as amended, be concurred in at report stage with a further amendment.
June 20th, 2022House debate
Bill BlairLiberal
Public Safety Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my friend from Chicoutimi—Le Fjord for his question and the conversation we had about making sure that the Government of Canada is there to serve the people affected by the landslides in Saguenay. I want to assure him and this House that our off
June 20th, 2022House debate
Bill BlairLiberal
Emergency Preparedness Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my hon. colleague for this very important question. Our government shares the concern we all share about the increasing severity and frequency of wildfires and all natural disasters. That is why we have invested, through budget 2022, over $515
June 14th, 2022House debate
Bill BlairLiberal
Emergency Preparedness Mr. Speaker, as the member knows, because we have spoken a number of times and communicated over the weekend, we have, in fact, made arrangements to evacuate the people of Kashechewan from the impacted area, and we are arranging for accommodation in a number of communities across
May 9th, 2022House debate
Bill BlairLiberal
Emergency Preparedness Mr. Speaker, we are very much engaged with the Province of Manitoba and the impacted communities. Flooding continues to affect multiple communities across the province due to high water levels on the Red River and its tributaries. We have been working very closely through our Gov
May 9th, 2022House debate
Bill BlairLiberal
Public Safety Mr. Speaker, as the member would probably be aware, section 63 of the Emergencies Act actually requires the government to call a public inquiry within 60 days. We have fulfilled that requirement of the act. We have also moved to fulfill the requirement by directing the public inq
April 25th, 2022House debate
Bill BlairLiberal
Public Safety Mr. Speaker, I am afraid that my friend opposite just presumes what Justice Rouleau will determine he requires in order to fulfill his requirements under the commission he now holds to conduct a public inquiry. I can assure the House we will provide all the support necessary to J
April 25th, 2022House debate
Bill BlairLiberal
Public Safety Mr. Speaker, let me assure the member opposite that we are complying with all of the court's direction with respect to the provision of evidence. However, the member is also probably aware that there is certain information, such as lawyer-client privilege, which is respected and
April 25th, 2022House debate
Bill BlairLiberal
Public Safety Mr. Speaker, I would simply remind the member opposite that we complied very precisely with the requirements of the Emergencies Act. We stood up, at the first opportunity, a committee of parliamentarians to examine, as is required by the act, the circumstances giving rise to the
April 25th, 2022House debate
Bill BlairLiberal
Public Safety Mr. Speaker, when this country was faced with very real threats to critical infrastructure, our vital supply lines and the incredible disruption that was taking place right out here in the streets of Ottawa, our government did what was necessary and required to deal with that sit
April 25th, 2022House debate
Bill BlairLiberal
Public Safety Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to respond to the member's question because I can assure her that, under the Public Inquiries Act, the commissioner of this inquiry will have very broad authorities, like the ability to compel witnesses and the production of documents, subject, as a
April 25th, 2022House debate
Bill BlairLiberal
Emergency Preparedness Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the member for his advocacy on behalf of his constituents. Right from the beginning of the terrible floods that took place in British Columbia, we have been there. We have been working with the people of British Columbia, with the provincial go
April 4th, 2022House debate
Bill BlairLiberal
Public Safety Mr. Speaker, the Emergencies Act was brought in during the mid-1980s. In direct response to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in this country, it provides for rigorous parliamentary oversight both in this place and in the other place. It also provides for review and, most import
February 28th, 2022House debate
Bill BlairLiberal
Public Safety Mr. Speaker, what I can very simply explain to my colleague across the way is that the emergency measures and the measures we provided to law enforcement worked. In fact, we saw the illegal blockades that were tormenting the people of Ottawa removed from the streets, and the thre
February 28th, 2022House debate
Bill BlairLiberal
Public Safety Mr. Speaker, although I appreciate the member's newfound New Democratic viewpoints, let me say this: The Emergencies Act is not the war measures act. A Progressive Conservative government, back when the Conservatives called themselves progressives, brought in this legislation, wh
February 21st, 2022House debate
Bill BlairLiberal