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Conservative MP for Kildonan-St. Paul, Manitoba, Canada 🇨🇦 Shadow Minister for Public Safety & Vice Chair of the Public Safety and National Security Committee
Aug 12, 2022 7 tweets 2 min read
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The PM's national security advisor advised there was a potential breakthrough in negotiations between police and convoy leaders on Feb. 13, just 24hrs before emerg act was invoked. Rather than let that play out, the govt pulled the trigger anyways.

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“Also on Feb. 10, Public Safety Canada reported that only a small minority — 5% of participants — had a "strong devotion" to the protest in Ottawa, whereas 80% had "a weak connection to the cause" and the remaining 15% were "a swing factor.""

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Aug 5, 2022 8 tweets 2 min read
Instead of addressing the true source of gun crime in Canada, the Liberal government is unilaterally banning imports without parliamentary input, impacting a multi-billion dollar industry and thousands of retailers and small businesses, with very little notice. (1/8) Rather than prioritizing safer communities through combatting gang violence and stopping the flow of illegal and smuggled guns hitting our streets, today’s announcement is yet another example of the Liberal government attacking business owners and law abiding citizens, (2/8)