Category: Melissa Lantsman

Tory Deputy Leader Requests Emergency Debate on Rising Violent Crime Rates

January 31, 2023
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Conservative MP and deputy leader Melissa Lantsman requested an emergency debate in the House of Commons on Jan. 30 to address what she called the “unprecedented levels of violent crime across Canada,” particularly on Toronto’s public transit systems. Lantsman sent a letter to House speaker Anthony Rota requesting the debate prior to rising in the…

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Tory MP Challenges Trudeau’s Claim He Wasn’t Briefed on Chinese Interference in 2019 Election

November 21, 2022
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Conservative deputy leader Melissa Lantsman has challenged Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on his assertion that he wasn’t briefed by security or intelligence officials about China’s alleged funding of 11 candidates during the 2019 federal election. “Just last week PM Trudeau said he raised the issue with President Xi,” Lantsman wrote in a Twitter post on Nov….

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Liberal Cabinet’s Abstention From Vote on Uyghur Motion Doesn’t Bode Well for Upcoming China Policy: Tory Deputy Leader

November 1, 2022
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The Liberal cabinet’s abstention from voting on a motion related to persecuted Uyghurs and other Turkic minorities is not a good sign for those expecting a stronger China policy in the government’s upcoming Indo-Pacific strategy, said Conservative Deputy Leader Melissa Lantsman. “We want to see a government that actually has a policy on China,” Lantsman…

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