Parliamentary Committee https://canadianriley.com Canadian Riley From Parliament to You Independent Political News Blog Sun, 04 Jun 2023 02:42:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://i0.wp.com/canadianriley.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-canadian-riley.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Parliamentary Committee https://canadianriley.com 32 32 214541444 Parliamentary Committee on the Declaration of Emergency Meeting #14 https://canadianriley.com/parliamentary-committee-on-the-declaration-of-emergency-meeting-14/ https://canadianriley.com/parliamentary-committee-on-the-declaration-of-emergency-meeting-14/?noamp=mobile#respond Thu, 06 Oct 2022 16:18:06 +0000 https://canadianriley.com/?p=2118 Parliamentary Committees on the Declaration of Emergency:

Description: Meeting No. 14 DEDC – Special Joint Committee on the Declaration of Emergency

Witnesses:

As an individual

  • Peter Sloly, Chief of Police (Retired), Ottawa Police Service

 

Date: Thursday, Oct 6, 2022

]]> https://canadianriley.com/parliamentary-committee-on-the-declaration-of-emergency-meeting-14/feed/ 0 2118 Parliamentary Committee on the Declaration of Emergency Meeting #13 https://canadianriley.com/parliamentary-committee-on-the-declaration-of-emergency-meeting-13/ https://canadianriley.com/parliamentary-committee-on-the-declaration-of-emergency-meeting-13/?noamp=mobile#respond Fri, 30 Sep 2022 00:12:06 +0000 https://canadianriley.com/?p=2124 Parliamentary Committees on the Declaration of Emergency:

Description: Meeting No. 13 DEDC – Special Joint Committee on the Declaration of Emergency

Witnesses:

House of Commons

  • Patrick McDonell, Sergeant-at-Arms and Corporate Security Officer

Parliamentary Protective Service

  • Larry Brookson, Acting Director

Senate

  • Julie Lacroix, Director, Corporate Security

 

Date: Thursday, Sep 29, 2022

]]> https://canadianriley.com/parliamentary-committee-on-the-declaration-of-emergency-meeting-13/feed/ 0 2124 Freeland Grilled in Committee for Relying on Fake CBC Story to Justify Emergencies Act https://canadianriley.com/freeland-grilled-in-committee-for-relying-on-fake-cbc-story-to-justify-emergencies-act/ https://canadianriley.com/freeland-grilled-in-committee-for-relying-on-fake-cbc-story-to-justify-emergencies-act/?noamp=mobile#respond Fri, 17 Jun 2022 02:27:03 +0000 https://canadianriley.com/?p=575 Conservative Larry Brock grilled Chrystia Freeland while testifying in Parliamentary Committee for relying on fake CBC story to justify Emergencies Act.

In a 14-page document tabled to the House of Commons in February, the Liberals directly cited CBC News’ analysis of donor data that claimed a majority of funding for the convoy came from abroad.

The state owned taxpayer funded Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reported on February the 10th 2022, that the GoFundMe donations to the Conway protest came from donors located outside of Canada.

]]> https://canadianriley.com/freeland-grilled-in-committee-for-relying-on-fake-cbc-story-to-justify-emergencies-act/feed/ 0 575 Freeland Grilled by NDP MP Matthew Green About Being Evasive During Emergencies Act Committee https://canadianriley.com/freeland-grilled-by-ndp-mp-matthew-green-about-being-evasive-during-emergencies-act-committee/ https://canadianriley.com/freeland-grilled-by-ndp-mp-matthew-green-about-being-evasive-during-emergencies-act-committee/?noamp=mobile#respond Thu, 16 Jun 2022 04:08:24 +0000 https://canadianriley.com/?p=556 ‘It’s to the point of almost being contemptible,’ NDP MP Matthew Green says of the Finance Minister’s appearance. NDP MP Matthew Green challenged Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland on Tuesday during a special joint committee on the invocation of the Emergencies Act about the answers she was providing, saying she had cited news articles and people spoken to as primary sources. He said they needed to know if the government had “facts that would meet the economic impacts of the occupation to be significant enough to meet the threshold of a threat to national security.”

MP Matthew Green expressed his concern for the lack of facts being provided during questioning “You’re here both as the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance. I have to say that I’m very concerned with the nature of the answers we have now the fourth intervention. And I’m not sure that you’ve brought any additional facts.”

]]> https://canadianriley.com/freeland-grilled-by-ndp-mp-matthew-green-about-being-evasive-during-emergencies-act-committee/feed/ 0 556 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/ 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 House of Commons Goes Crazy During Intense Debate with Mendicino Over Emergencies Act Misinformation https://canadianriley.com/house-of-commons-goes-crazy-during-intense-debate-with-mendicino-over-emergencies-act-misinformation/ https://canadianriley.com/house-of-commons-goes-crazy-during-intense-debate-with-mendicino-over-emergencies-act-misinformation/?noamp=mobile#respond Wed, 15 Jun 2022 05:36:28 +0000 https://canadianriley.com/?p=547 Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino has been changing his story from “we acted on the advice of law enforcement” to “we consulted with law enforcement”, to blaming the Conservatives for the Ottawa protest. Watch as the House of Commons goes crazy during intense debate with Marco Mendicino over his invocation of the Emergencies Act misinformation. The federal Conservatives say the public safety minister has lost credibility over his comments about the decision to invoke the Emergencies Act, and they’re calling for him to resign.

 

]]> https://canadianriley.com/house-of-commons-goes-crazy-during-intense-debate-with-mendicino-over-emergencies-act-misinformation/feed/ 0 547 Freeland Not Answering Questions During Committee Testimony on Ottawa’s use of Emergencies Act https://canadianriley.com/freeland-not-answering-questions-during-committee-testimony-on-ottawas-use-of-emergencies-act/ https://canadianriley.com/freeland-not-answering-questions-during-committee-testimony-on-ottawas-use-of-emergencies-act/?noamp=mobile#respond Wed, 15 Jun 2022 03:37:52 +0000 https://canadianriley.com/?p=537 Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland was repeatedly accused of not answering questions during Tuesday evening’s testimony as she appeared before a special joint committee of MPs and senators reviewing the government’s first-ever use of the powers contained in the federal Emergencies Act.

‘It’s to the point of almost being contemptible,’ NDP MP Matthew Green says of the Finance Minister’s appearance. NDP MP Matthew Green challenged Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland on Tuesday during a special joint committee on the invocation of the Emergencies Act about the answers she was providing, saying she had cited news articles and people spoken to as primary sources. He said they needed to know if the government had “facts that would meet the economic impacts of the occupation to be significant enough to meet the threshold of a threat to national security.”

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland refused to waive cabinet confidentiality when asked if the government will release documents relating to its decision to invoke the Emergencies Act.

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland was asked if the government will waive cabinet confidence and solicitor client privilege in the documents ordered by this committee.  Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland responded “I think everyone here appreciates the importance of cabinet confidentiality.”

]]> https://canadianriley.com/freeland-not-answering-questions-during-committee-testimony-on-ottawas-use-of-emergencies-act/feed/ 0 537 Conservatives want Public Safety Minister to Resign over Emergencies Act Misinformation https://canadianriley.com/conservatives-want-public-safety-minister-to-resign-over-emergencies-act-misinformation/ https://canadianriley.com/conservatives-want-public-safety-minister-to-resign-over-emergencies-act-misinformation/?noamp=mobile#respond Wed, 15 Jun 2022 00:28:58 +0000 https://canadianriley.com/?p=531 The federal Conservatives say the public safety minister has lost credibility over his comments about the decision to invoke the Emergencies Act, and they’re calling for him to resign.

Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino has been changing his story from “we acted on the advice of law enforcement” to “we consulted with law enforcement” after RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki and interim Ottawa police chief Steve Bell and police chief Peter Soloy denied asking for the emergencies act to be used.

Mendicino has been trying to clarify his comments, saying the government consulted with police about what powers they needed to end the blockades, and the Emergencies Act was the only way to give them those powers.

Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino has been changing his story from “we acted on the advice of law enforcement” to “we consulted with law enforcement”, to blaming the Conservatives for the Ottawa protest. Watch as the House of Commons goes crazy during intense debate with Marco Mendicino over his invocation of the Emergencies Act misinformation. The federal Conservatives say the public safety minister has lost credibility over his comments about the decision to invoke the Emergencies Act, and they’re calling for him to resign.
]]> https://canadianriley.com/conservatives-want-public-safety-minister-to-resign-over-emergencies-act-misinformation/feed/ 0 531 Parliamentary Committee on the Declaration of Emergency Meeting #10 https://canadianriley.com/parliamentary-committee-on-the-declaration-of-emergency-meeting-10/ https://canadianriley.com/parliamentary-committee-on-the-declaration-of-emergency-meeting-10/?noamp=mobile#respond Tue, 14 Jun 2022 21:05:28 +0000 https://canadianriley.com/?p=2121 Parliamentary Committees on the Declaration of Emergency:

Description: Meeting No. 10 DEDC – Special Joint Committee on the Declaration of Emergency

Appearing:
• Hon. Chrystia Freeland, P.C., M.P., Minister of Finance
• Hon. Bill Blair, P.C., M.P., Minister of Emergency Preparedness

Witnesses:
Department of Finance
• Isabelle Jacques, Assistant Deputy Minister, Financial Sector Policy Branch
• Jenifer Aitken, Acting Assistant Deputy Minister, Law Branch
• Sarah Paquet, Director and Chief Executive Officer, Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada

Date: Tuesday, Jun 14, 2022

]]> https://canadianriley.com/parliamentary-committee-on-the-declaration-of-emergency-meeting-10/feed/ 0 2121 Police Plan to Dismantle the Ottawa Freedom Protest Didn’t Need the Emergencies Act 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.”

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