Speech (committee meeting)

{
    "time": "2019-04-09 15:45:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Hon. Peter Kent",
        "fr": "L'hon. Peter Kent"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"5874308\" data-originallang=\"en\">No, and I don't suggest that any member of this House should be described as a minion.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5874309\" data-originallang=\"en\">With regard to Mr. Erskine-Smith's response, we haven't heard from the one person in this entire continuing and, as I said today, ever-deepening scandal, and that is the <a data-HoCid=\"214296\" href=\"/politicians/justin-trudeau/\" title=\"Justin Trudeau\">Prime Minister</a> himself. He has made the threat. My colleague is a lawyer, and I think he recognizes a SLAPP lawsuit as well as anybody else. It would attempt to shut down any criticism of any sort. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5874310\" data-originallang=\"en\">We also haven't heard from those other names besides <a data-HoCid=\"214558\" href=\"/politicians/jody-wilson-raybould/\" title=\"Jody Wilson-Raybould\">Ms. Wilson-Raybould</a> and <a data-HoCid=\"214288\" href=\"/politicians/jane-philpott/\" title=\"Jane Philpott\">Ms. Philpott</a> who have been implicated in wrongdoing and who haven't had a chance to speak to the truth or the accuracy of the testimony that we've heard from the clerk, from the former principal secretary and from Ms. Wilson-Raybould. I was a little surprised to see her remarks that everything has been said that needs to be said for Canadians to make a judgment in this matter. I think there are still huge questions beyond that unprecedented waiver window, which the <a data-HoCid=\"214296\" href=\"/politicians/justin-trudeau/\" title=\"Justin Trudeau\">Prime Minister</a> has referred to any number of times, and the period after, which led to her resignation from cabinet. Ms. Philpott, of course, had remarks with regard to the toing and froing inside that window, and no one has ever heard testimony from Ms. Philpott about those events. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5874311\" data-originallang=\"en\">I would suggest that there is ample cause, ample reason, to invite the <a data-HoCid=\"214296\" href=\"/politicians/justin-trudeau/\" title=\"Justin Trudeau\">Prime Minister</a>, first, to remove all constraints on any of the potential witnesses listed, but also to continue to look for the truth in this matter. I think there is still grave uncertainty in any number of areas and issues under the shadow that was cast by the very detailed and very credible evidence originally given by <a data-HoCid=\"214558\" href=\"/politicians/jody-wilson-raybould/\" title=\"Jody Wilson-Raybould\">Ms. Wilson-Raybould</a> in the justice committee before their premature shutdown.</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"5874308\" data-originallang=\"en\">Non, et je ne veux pas insinuer qu'on devrait parler de quelque d\u00e9put\u00e9 que ce soit comme d'un laquais.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5874309\" data-originallang=\"en\">Pour revenir \u00e0 la r\u00e9ponse de M. Erskine-Smith, nous n'avons pas entendu la personne qui est au coeur de ce scandale qui se poursuit et qui, comme je le disais aujourd'hui, s'aggrave, \u00e0 savoir le <a data-HoCid=\"214296\" href=\"/politicians/justin-trudeau/\" title=\"Justin Trudeau\">premier ministre</a>. Il a prof\u00e9r\u00e9 une menace. Mon coll\u00e8gue est avocat et je suis s\u00fbr qu'il sait reconna\u00eetre une poursuite b\u00e2illon qui aurait pour but de pr\u00e9venir toute critique.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5874310\" data-originallang=\"en\">Outre Mmes <a data-HoCid=\"214558\" href=\"/politicians/jody-wilson-raybould/\" title=\"Jody Wilson-Raybould\">Wilson-Raybould</a> et <a data-HoCid=\"214288\" href=\"/politicians/jane-philpott/\" title=\"Jane Philpott\">Philpott</a>, d'autres ont \u00e9t\u00e9 impliqu\u00e9s dans des actes r\u00e9pr\u00e9hensibles, mais n'ont pas \u00e9t\u00e9 invit\u00e9s \u00e0 se prononcer sur la v\u00e9racit\u00e9 ou l'exactitude des t\u00e9moignages du greffier, de l'ancien secr\u00e9taire principal et de Mme Wilson-Raybould. J'ai \u00e9t\u00e9 un peu \u00e9tonn\u00e9 de l'entendre dire que tout ce dont les Canadiens avaient besoin pour se prononcer sur cette affaire avait \u00e9t\u00e9 dit. Bien des questions restent sans r\u00e9ponses outre celles de la p\u00e9riode \u00e0 laquelle s'applique la lev\u00e9e du secret professionnel, qu'a \u00e9voqu\u00e9e le <a data-HoCid=\"214296\" href=\"/politicians/justin-trudeau/\" title=\"Justin Trudeau\">premier ministre</a> \u00e0 maintes reprises, et la p\u00e9riode qui a suivi et qui a men\u00e9 \u00e0 la d\u00e9mission de Mme Wilson-Raybould du Cabinet. Mme Philpott, bien s\u00fbr, a fait mention de chass\u00e9s-crois\u00e9s pendant cette p\u00e9riode, mais personne n'a entendu le t\u00e9moignage de Mme Philpott sur ces \u00e9v\u00e9nements.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5874311\" data-originallang=\"en\">\u00c0 mon avis, nous avons bien des raisons d'inviter le <a data-HoCid=\"214296\" href=\"/politicians/justin-trudeau/\" title=\"Justin Trudeau\">premier ministre</a>: cela supprimerait tout obstacle auquel seraient assujettis d'\u00e9ventuels t\u00e9moins et cela nous permettrait de continuer \u00e0 aller au fond des choses. Une grande incertitude p\u00e8se encore sur bien des aspects de ce dossier qui ont \u00e9t\u00e9 abord\u00e9s de fa\u00e7on d\u00e9taill\u00e9e et tr\u00e8s cr\u00e9dible par <a data-HoCid=\"214558\" href=\"/politicians/jody-wilson-raybould/\" title=\"Jody Wilson-Raybould\">Mme Wilson-Raybould</a> lors de son t\u00e9moignage devant le Comit\u00e9 de la justice avant qu'il ne mette fin \u00e0 son \u00e9tude pr\u00e9matur\u00e9ment.</p>"
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