How southwestern Ontario MPs voted on Emergencies Act
CBC
A rare weekend sitting saw members of Parliament debating the merits of the Liberal government's decision to invoke the Emergencies Act.
When asked what the tipping point was to invoke the Emergencies Act, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said it was in response to the blockade at the Ambassador Bridge.
On Monday, 336 members voted on a motion to confirm the declaration of emergency, which was made by the federal government on February 14.
The motion passed with 185 votes for and 151 against.
Here's how elected representatives in southwestern Ontario voted:
Windsor-Tecumseh Liberal MP Irek Kusmierczyk has been vocal about the ripple affect of the Ambassador Bridge blockade throughout southern Ontario, which Trudeau cited as a tipping point toward invoking the Emergencies Act.
Kusmierczyk voted in favour of the motion while sharing his father's experience as a member of the Solidarity movement living in Poland when the Communist party introduced martial law in the 1980s.
"I have heard many people during the protests, and here in this House, compare the Emergencies Act to martial law and to communism. Such language only inflames," said Kusmierczyk.
He highlighted the oversight required while invoking the act, including a joint committee on how the act is used and a public inquiry required immediately after the expiration of the act.
Windsor West NDP MP Brian Masse is the longest serving member of Parliament in southwestern Ontario who represents constituents that surround the Ambassador Bridge.
He voted in favour of the motion and questioned why other members thought "that things are fine at the Ambassador Bridge."
"In fact, since the Emergencies Act has been in place, convoys have been turned back, but there are still threats that could take place," said Masse.
"It is totally irresponsible to put it on local municipalities, and I cannot understand why Ontario and Quebec MPs would want to put the onus entirely on them when the danger is still around."
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