Who is Trudeau loyal to? Poilievre presses in Parliament #shorts #trudeau #china

Poilievre questions Trudeau's divided loyalties in Parliament.

Pierre Poilievre (The Hon. Leader of the Opposition): “He’s not interested in protecting the safety of the people serving this country. He’s interested in protecting the Liberal Party of Canada. The question was how much his party got in illegal donations funneled from Beijing? I’ve asked the question twice now and he refuses to answer it. He distracts and now claims that he can’t tell it because it would harm national security? Give me a break. It would harm his political career. Why doesn’t he tell us how much the Liberal Party or its arms received in money from Beijing? How much?"

Justin Trudeau (The Rt. Hon. Prime Minister): "It’s unfortunate and despicable that any ember in this House would question the loyalty to Canada of any Member in this House. I understand the very real – that Canadians feel about foreign interference and that’s why we crated a mechanism to keep Canadians safe but to suggest that anyone in this House isn’t devoted to serving Canadians and keeping those who serve Canada in dangerous positions safe is disgusting.”

Pierre Poilievre (The Hon. Leader of the Opposition): “No drama lesson will distract from the question that I asked. The question was very clear. How much did the Liberal Party get in donations directed from Beijing? I asked multiple times and I find it incredible that he can’t stand up and answer with zero. If he knows for sure it didn’t happen, he’s not being briefed to the contrary, he would say so right now. But he’s dodging the question. He’s trying to engage in dramatic distraction so I will give him one more chance, answer the question. How much money did his party get from the dictatorship in Beijing?"

Justin Trudeau (The Rt. Hon. Prime Minister): "Mr. Speaker I see the leader of the opposition trying to backtrack from his heinous and disgusting accusations of disloyalty to Canada of anyone in this house and I’m pleased to see him back off from what was absolutely a despicable partisan approach but it goes to the approach that Canadians need confidence that answers that they are seeking on foreign interference and on the integrity of our democratic institutions are being dealt with by experts. Now there’s two ways of doing that. One is by making sure that the partisans and politicians of all parties get classified briefings on that which the…”