If you thought that it was only the Conservatives accusing the Liberal Marco Mendicino of lying when it comes to invoking the Emergencies Act think again.  The leader of the Bloc Quebecois Yves-François Blanchet also accuses Marco Mendicino of citing falsehoods to invoke the Emergencies Act.

]]> https://canadianriley.com/bloc-leader-blanchet-accuses-mendicino-of-citing-falsehoods-to-invoke-the-emergencies-act/feed/ 0 890 https://canadianriley.com/bill-blair-says-police-did-not-ask-for-emergencies-act-saying-it-is-a-decision-of-government/ https://canadianriley.com/bill-blair-says-police-did-not-ask-for-emergencies-act-saying-it-is-a-decision-of-government/?noamp=mobile#respond Thu, 16 Jun 2022 00:41:12 +0000 https://canadianriley.com/?p=550 Former Public Safety Minister of Bill Blair contradicts current Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino.   Emergency preparedness minister Bill Blair is the latest to admit that the police didn’t ask for the Emergencies Act to be invoked:

“I’m not aware of any recommendation of law enforcement,” Blair said Tuesday. “Quite frankly, this is a decision of government.”

Blair said during the “Freedom Convoy” he spoke regularly with police who “were clearly having difficulties” restoring law and order, and that his role was to try to figure out why that was happening.

In response to Sen. Claude Carignan, who asked if Blair was aware of any such recommendation, he said, “Frankly I would have been quite surprised if the police had actually made a policy recommendation or asked for any legislative authority.”

“I do not believe that would have been an appropriate thing for law enforcement to ask, and they did not ask,” Blair said.”

During Emergencies Act committee testimony Bill Blair also admitted that Marco Mendicino misled Canadians when Mendicino linked the Freedom Convoy to the arson attempt in Ottawa.

Bill Blair confirms during testimony that police did not ask for the Emergencies Act “I’m not aware of any recommendation from law enforcement, quite frankly, this was the decision of government. It was it was it’s a decision of the government.”

]]> https://canadianriley.com/bill-blair-says-police-did-not-ask-for-emergencies-act-saying-it-is-a-decision-of-government/feed/ 0 550 https://canadianriley.com/police-plan-to-dismantle-the-ottawa-freedom-protest-didnt-need-the-emergencies-act/ https://canadianriley.com/police-plan-to-dismantle-the-ottawa-freedom-protest-didnt-need-the-emergencies-act/?noamp=mobile#respond Sun, 12 Jun 2022 21:17:54 +0000 https://canadianriley.com/?p=460 According to police testimony during a parliamentary committee meeting, on February 12, 2022 before the Emergencies Act was invoked, police had a plan and adequate police resources in place to dismantle the Ottawa freedom protest before the Emergencies Act was invoked.

During testimony the RCMP was asked “12th of February you confident that the police were at a point where their plan would be successful in removing and clearing, making whatever is necessary. The people that were situated on Wellington Street and beyond.”  RCMP confirmed that they were confident that the convoy could be removed with the existing plan “I was briefed of the planet a 12th. I’m confident. And as I mentioned earlier, this is a plan that’s in motion. It’s dynamic. It’s fluid because of what we’re seeing on a train. But I’m confident it might have tweaked a little bit as we move to the kinetic portion. But yes, I was confident, but certainly that no concerns if I may, you had no concerns that you didn’t have the resources didn’t have the capability and capacity to actually operationalize the plan.”

I would like to start off by questioning Miss Lucky commissioner of the RCMP. Miss Lucky Do you acknowledge and agree that the RCMP is independent of the federal government and is free to investigate without influence? Yes. Has the RCMP ever been influenced and or deterred by the federal government to investigate a criminal matter? Not to my knowledge. Is the RCMP free from any influence or direction by the federal government to lay a criminal charge?

Absolutely.

If the subject matter of an investigation, is the prime minister himself, are you concerned about any government interference or reprisal? No.

The measures that were undertaken pursuant to the scope motion that Mr. brach himself voted for, and that’s with respect to the enforcement measures.

I suggest we listen to Mr. Brock here his line of questioning not sure, but I would imagine that there was a link there.

Miss Lucky? Are you aware that today in the house during question period, the Prime Minister admitted that he did not give himself permission to accept a free vacation from a federal lobbyist competing mission.

I’m gonna have to agree with Mr. Villani to rock unless you have an explanation to provide I don’t think this is relevant to our current study, on the declaration in the state of emergency.

I respectfully disagree. The prime minister as head of government, the Prime Minister was the lead voice in the invocation of the emergencies act. He is now under a cloud of suspicion with respect to the offense of fraud. Fraud is offense of dishonesty. Dishonesty involves the matter of integrity and character.

I would just like us to give Mr. Brock an opportunity to explain things he’s comments or I’ve said are not relevant. He’s trying to make an argument to try to convince us I’m listening but he hasn’t yet caused me to change my mind. I’m gonna let him have this opportunity to continue explain thing. Are you done? Mr. Brock?

I had one final point. Okay. On the issue of integrity and character and honesty, Canadians have a right to know whether or not our head of government has been compromised because of his involvement in this particular matter. And hence, there has been an erosion of trust in the federal government to grow the nation.

I’m sorry, Mr. Brock, but thank you, Mr. Brock. I’m maintaining my decision in that. This question, this line of questioning is not relevant to our debate.