Discussion · Oral Questions
Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe Bloc Québécois
“The Prime Minister said Canada and Turkey share values like human rights and democracy. Turkey harms LGBTQ+ people, puts journalists and rivals in prison, and attacks Kurds. The Prime Minister should not use our reputation to make Turkey's government look good.”
“Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister travelled to Turkey to strike a deal with President Erdoğan’s authoritarian regime. He stated that Canada and Turkey have shared values, including “human rights, individual freedoms, democracy, and the rule of law”. The fact of the matter is that the Turkish regime persecutes LGBTQ+ people. It imprisons political opponents and journalists. It is massacring the Kurdish minority. I could keep going. How can the Prime Minister use the reputation of Quebec and Canada to trivialize that regime’s transgressions?”
Official Hansard
Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister travelled to Turkey to strike a deal with President Erdoğan’s authoritarian regime. He stated that Canada and Turkey have shared values, including “human rights, individual freedoms, democracy, and the rule of law”. The fact of the matter is that the Turkish regime persecutes LGBTQ+ people. It imprisons political opponents and journalists. It is massacring the Kurdish minority. I could keep going. How can the Prime Minister use the reputation of Quebec and Canada to trivialize that regime’s transgressions?