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Sunday, February 20, 2022 · sitting No. 35

Commons debates invocation of Emergencies Act

The House spent the day debating the government's use of the Emergencies Act to address protests in Ottawa. Conservative MP Larry Brock said the Prime Minister had invoked the measure for the first time because of his poor judgment, ineffective leadership and divisive rhetoric. Brock faced repeated points of order from Liberal MP Mark Gerretsen over language that suggested the Prime Minister was misleading Canadians.

Gerretsen pressed Brock to retract the remarks directly. Brock withdrew the statement after being told it was unparliamentary. Gerretsen then raised a further point of order that Brock was not answering the question put to him.

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Who held the floor · 2022-02-20

Government (Liberal)OppositionOver the day: government 36%, opposition 64% of the words spokenOrders of the Day▲ Government side held the floor▼ Opposition held the floorOpened 07:0009:0010:0011:0012:0013:0014:0015:0016:0017:0018:0019:0020:0021:00Last speech 23:10Time of day, Ottawa · the House sat 16 h 10 min · each dot is a stretch of debate, placed at the minute it began
18Emergencies Act Talk, Zero Bills PassedThe sitting was consumed by debate on the Emergencies Act with no recorded votes or substantive decisions reached. Only one bill was introduced and the share of words on actual business stood at zero.AI-rated Score out of 100; the verdict and the answer ratings behind it are a model’s reading. How the AI rates this

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Other moments

Emergencies Act

Conservative MP Larry Brock said he rose with a heavy heart after 30 years as a lawyer to speak against the first use of the Emergencies Act.

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Emergencies Act

Liberal MP Mark Gerretsen said Brock could not indirectly accuse the Prime Minister of misleading the House and asked for a retraction.

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Emergencies Act

Conservative MP Larry Brock said the act requires circumstances that seriously endanger lives, health or safety of Canadians.

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Emergencies Act

Liberal MP Mark Gerretsen insisted Brock state the retraction on the record rather than rephrase the claim.

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