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View Dominic LeBlanc Profile
Lib. (NB)
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2016-11-25 11:23 [p.7251]
Mr. Speaker, just because my colleague manufactures a series of outrages across the aisle does not change the facts. The facts are that Canada's electoral fundraising laws and regulations are among the most severe and restrictive in the world. Those are the words of Canada's Chief Electoral Officer.
We respect all of the fundraising rules at all times. That is what removes any suggestion, if in fact it is done sincerely, that there is a conflict of interest. I think my colleague on the other side of the House knows that very well.
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Lib. (NB)
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2016-11-25 11:24 [p.7251]
Mr. Speaker, as I have said repeatedly, this kind of fundraising activity is completely normal and all political parties do it. That is also what the Chief Electoral Officer himself has said.
My colleague knows very well that we have always followed all fundraising rules. These events are open to thousands of Canadians across the country. The same is true for all political parties.
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Lib. (NB)
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2016-11-25 11:28 [p.7251]
Mr. Speaker, my colleague across the aisle knows very well that at all times political parties are raising money. They do so according to Canadian law.
He knows very well that only Canadian citizens can contribute to these fundraising events. He also knows that all donations of over $200 are proactively disclosed by the election authorities. He also knows, or should know, that the Liberal Party follows all of the election rules, and that is what removes even the suggestion of a conflict of interest.
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Lib. (NB)
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2016-11-25 11:29 [p.7252]
Mr. Speaker, my colleague can manufacture outrage as much as he wants.
He knows very well that only Canadian citizens can make donations to political parties in Canada. Those are rules that all political parties follow.
He knows that the Trudeau Foundation is an independent foundation. He knows that that particular donation to which he made reference began in January 2014. He knows that very well.
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Lib. (NB)
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2016-11-25 11:30 [p.7252]
Mr. Speaker, the government is proud of enhancing the transparency of judicial appointments.
My Conservative colleague claims that our judicial appointments are not made in an open and transparent manner. However, he knows very well that that is not true.
We changed the process in order to increase transparency and to make outstanding Canadians eligible for appointment. We are proud of that.
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Lib. (NB)
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2016-11-25 11:31 [p.7252]
Mr. Speaker, if my colleague wants to talk about lack of ethics and sketchy fundraising activities, maybe he should think about what his government did when it appointed people like Mike Duffy, Irving Gerstein, and Pamela Wallin to the Senate specifically to do fundraising for the Conservative Party at taxpayers' expense. That is something our government will never do.
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Lib. (NB)
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2016-11-25 11:43 [p.7254]
Mr. Speaker, a few weeks ago, we announced an open and transparent consultation process with the marine industry specifically to ensure that there is no break in services.
Nine Coast Guard vessels are currently providing icebreaking services in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, and they will be on the St. Lawrence River next year and for several years to come.
At some point, we will have to consider other options to ensure that there is no shortage of services. My colleague should not worry people by making such claims.
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Lib. (NB)
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2016-11-25 11:44 [p.7254]
Mr. Speaker, I am surprised that my colleague would suggest proceeding in a way that is not open and transparent.
We announced consultations with the entire marine industry and all partners across the country who have suggestions about the possibility of acquiring vessels for the short term and ensuring that there is no break in services.
Instead of moving forward with a single suggestion, we think it is in the interest of all Canadians and taxpayers to have a more open process. That is what we are doing.
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Lib. (NB)
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2016-11-25 12:06 [p.7259]
Mr. Speaker, I want to thank our colleague from Nunavut for the question. I share his view that the fisheries in Nunavut offer an important opportunity for economic development. Our government understands that a sustainable, scientifically based fishery is in the interest of the residents of Nunavut and the interest of Canada.
I am happy to tell him that we are proceeding along the lines of the partnership with NTI, as he just identified. We believe in co-management with our territorial partners. Senior officials met with NTI this week. They have scheduled another meeting for December 9. We are going to work with them to get the job done.
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Lib. (NB)
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2016-11-24 14:18 [p.7198]
Mr. Speaker, my colleague opposite knows very well that we always follow the political fundraising rules that our government and the Canada Elections Act impose on all political parties.
My colleague is fully aware that our government devotes a great deal of time and energy to helping the middle class and growing the economy. That continues to be our government's priority, and we are proud of our record.
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Lib. (NB)
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2016-11-24 14:19 [p.7198]
Mr. Speaker, my colleague opposite knows very well that the forestry industry and its workers across Canada are a top priority for the Minister of International Trade and our government.
He knows very well that we are committed to finding solutions that will support this industry, which is so important to all regions in Canada, including the one my colleague opposite represents.
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Lib. (NB)
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2016-11-24 14:20 [p.7198]
Mr. Speaker, as I said a moment ago and as my colleague knows very well, Canada has, according to the Chief Electoral Officer himself, some of the most robust and important political fundraising rules in the world. Our party has always followed those rules. Every member of the cabinet and every member of Parliament from our caucus follows those rules at all times. We are proud to do so. When the rules are followed, I hate to tell my friend across the aisle, there can be no conflict of interest.
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Lib. (NB)
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2016-11-24 14:21 [p.7198]
Mr. Speaker, our colleague knows very well that at events like this, government business is not discussed. Our colleague also knows very well that all members of the House of Commons, including ministers in her former government, attended fundraising events very similar to this one. She should not be shocked when in a minute I get up and read her a list of her former colleagues who attended events exactly like this one.
Some hon. members: Oh, oh!
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Lib. (NB)
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2016-11-24 14:23 [p.7198]
Mr. Speaker, the opposition House leader knows very well that only Canadians can make donations to Canadian political parties. I would assume those are the kinds of Canadians who attended a $500-a-ticket fundraising event with Joe Oliver on May 29, 2015, or maybe the $500-a-ticket fundraiser with Jason Kenney on January 30, 2015, or maybe the $1,500-a-ticket fundraiser with former immigration minister Chris Alexander at a private home in Toronto. Maybe those are the kinds of events that she is familiar with.
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Lib. (NB)
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2016-11-24 14:24 [p.7199]
Mr. Speaker, once again, my colleague from Outremont knows very well that we follow campaign financing rules and the law scrupulously. He knows very well, having participated in a $300-a-ticket event in Edmonton on April 8, 2016, that such practices are the norm in all political parties.
We will continue to follow the rules.
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Lib. (NB)
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2016-11-24 14:25 [p.7199]
Yes, Mr. Speaker, we know very well we are the government and the member for Outremont, I think, knows that as well.
He is wondering why the fisheries minister is getting up. He is continually on a fishing trip to find perceived and imagined wrongdoing where none exists. He knows that very well. We are proud to follow all of the fundraising rules, just as he did when he went to Edmonton at $300 a person.
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Lib. (NB)
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2016-11-24 14:29 [p.7200]
Mr. Speaker, my colleague should know, and I believe she is well aware, that we are following all the rules regarding political financing.
We were the ones who strengthened the rules to make them stricter. When we follow the rules in place, as we have always done, and all information about our political party is made public, there can be no conflict of interest.
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Lib. (NB)
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2016-11-24 14:33 [p.7200]
Mr. Speaker, the manufactured indignation does not change the facts.
My colleague referred to the bank approval. She knows very well that that bank approval was given in July 2015 by her former colleague, the then-finance minister Joe Oliver.
They keep talking about a donation to an independent foundation that does great work for Canada. The Trudeau Foundation has confirmed that that particular donation, the conversations, and discussions began in 2014 with respect that donation.
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Lib. (NB)
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2016-11-23 14:23 [p.7118]
Mr. Speaker, the Leader of the Opposition knows full well that, at all times, our party follows the fundraising rules applicable.
She also knows that only Canadians can contribute to Canadian political fundraising efforts. She also knows that the name of every individual who attends these very routine fundraisers is disclosed publicly, as the law requires.
The Liberal Party has had a considerable record of following the fundraising rules, something that her party cannot say.
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Lib. (NB)
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2016-11-23 14:24 [p.7118]
Mr. Speaker, the Leader of the Opposition knows that when ministers, members of Parliament, and the Prime Minister attend partisan fundraisers, it is done to raise money for election campaign preparedness. Every single party in this House does exactly the same thing.
When we go to those fundraisers, we talk to Canadians about a whole range of issues, as we do in thousands and thousands of open public events across the country, something her government never did.
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Lib. (NB)
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2016-11-23 14:29 [p.7119]
Mr. Speaker, my colleague opposite knows very well that the complete disclosure of all of the donations that are received by every political party, and stringent limits with respect to the maximum personal donations that can be made, ensure that there is no conflict of interest.
On this side of the House, we follow all of the fundraising rules and the Chief Electoral Officer himself has said that Canada's political financing laws are the most advanced, constraining, and transparent in the world. We agree with the Chief Electoral Officer, and we are happy to follow those rules.
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Lib. (NB)
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2016-11-23 14:30 [p.7120]
Mr. Speaker, it will be much better than that. The member knows very well that the Pierre Elliott Trudeau foundation is an independent charitable organization with no political affiliation.
I see my colleagues—
Some hon. members: Oh, oh!
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Lib. (NB)
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2016-11-23 14:31 [p.7120]
Mr. Speaker, our colleagues seem to find it funny that the foundation is independent.
Perhaps they should ask former MP Chuck Strahl or former NDP member Megan Leslie about it, since they both sit on the board of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation.
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Lib. (NB)
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2016-11-23 14:41 [p.7121]
Mr. Speaker, the member obviously is on a fishing trip. What she is trying to do is to stitch together a whole series of things which, when taken together, have absolutely no basis in reality.
One thing I can tell her is that instead of ripping up an artificial piece of paper, one thing we did not do is leave fundraising events in leg irons in a sheriff's van, or be like Peter Penashue and resign in disgrace for not following the fundraising rules.
Some hon. members: Oh, oh!
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Lib. (NB)
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2016-11-21 14:46 [p.6995]
Mr. Speaker, we obviously share our colleague's concern with respect to the protection of marine mammals.
The circumstances around these humpback whale mishaps are obviously of huge concern to the government. This is why, two weeks ago, the Prime Minister, in a historic investment of $1.5 billion for ocean protections, put in place a series of measures that will not only ensure better protection of marine mammals but also make the scientific and operational investments to ensure that this kind of horrible incident does not happen again.
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Lib. (NB)
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2016-11-16 15:07 [p.6806]
Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the hon. member for Northwest Territories not only for that very incisive question, but also for his excellent work on this important issue.
I am pleased to inform the House, and my friends are obviously excited as well, that after consultations with stakeholders and our Inuvialuit partners, we have designated a new marine protected area in Darnley Bay, located in the Beaufort Sea.
Today, we are taking important steps to provide much-needed protection for sensitive marine habitat. The new marine protected area will take us closer to our 5% goal by next year.
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Lib. (NB)
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2016-11-14 14:22 [p.6670]
Mr. Speaker, we are taking actions that Canadians demand with respect to a transition to a low carbon economy that will stimulate growth, provide access to new markets, and create jobs. With respect to what the member said in terms of the United States' policy, the Prime Minister said that Canada has no closer friend, partner, and ally than the United States, and we look forward to working with the new administration on global energy challenges and the environment.
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Lib. (NB)
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2016-11-14 14:23 [p.6670]
Mr. Speaker, our government is proud to have ratified the Paris accord. We are proud that our Minister of Environment and Climate Change is at COP22 in Morocco now. We also recognize that putting a price on pollution is good for the Canadian economy, that it will create jobs here in Canada, and that is what Canadians expect us to do. We look forward to working with the provinces and international partners to ensure that we have the most robust carbon pricing system in place.
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Lib. (NB)
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2016-11-14 14:24 [p.6670]
Mr. Speaker, Canada's relationship with the United States, as I said a moment ago, is one of the most important bilateral relationships in the world. We will continue to work with all of our continental partners to build a North American energy partnership for generations to come.
Specifically to the project mentioned by the member, it is the company that will decide whether to reapply for a U.S. presidential permit. The Canadian portion of the pipeline, as the member knows, was approved in 2010 and we look forward to working—
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Lib. (NB)
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2016-11-14 14:25 [p.6670]
Mr. Speaker, our government looks forward to working with the incoming administration on energy and many other related matters. We believe in developing a system that has the confidence of Canadians to bring resources to market in a sustainable way. The United States has its own process by which it determines whether energy projects serve their national interests. The proponent, in this case the company, will work with the incoming administration, and we look forward to working with that administration as well.
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