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Saturday, February 19, 2022 · sitting No. 34
Commons debates Emergencies Act after points of order on bridge access and house business
The House devoted nearly all of its sitting to debate on Orders of the Day concerning the Emergencies Act. Bloc Québécois MP Maxime Blanchette-Joncas opposed the measure and asked what legal gap required its use after the Prime Minister had stated on February 11 that police already possessed adequate resources.
Liberal MP Kevin Lamoureux replied that the member was wrong and pointed to the daily loss of nearly half a billion dollars in trade plus the seizure of downtown Ottawa. Blanchette-Joncas answered that blockades at Fort Erie and the Ambassador Bridge had been cleared without the act and demanded to know why Ottawa now required it.
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Emergencies Act
NDP MP Brian Masse raised a point of order stating that the Ambassador Bridge in his riding was not open for business and that children could not reach health appointments.
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Liberal MP Kevin Lamoureux sought unanimous consent to deem the House to have sat on Friday February 18 for the purposes of Standing Order 28.
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Green Party MP Elizabeth May stated that she had not been consulted on the motion and wished to give consent after noting the oversight.
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Liberal MP Mona Fortier tabled the supplementary estimates (C) 2021-22 in both official languages.
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