Canada: Liberals on Iran sanctions, Emergencies Act, research funding, John Tory resignation, languages bill – February 15, 2023

Liberal MPs speak with reporters on Parliament Hill as the federal party holds its weekly caucus meeting. Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino faces questions about recovery operations for the aerial objects shot down over the Yukon and Lake Huron, Canada's sanctions against Iran, and the upcoming report from the Public Order Emergency Commission regarding the federal government's use of the Emergencies Act.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Emmanuel Dubourg comment on the prime minister's trip to the Bahamas to meet with Caribbean leaders for discussions on issues including the crisis in Haiti.
Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne is asked about the federal government's funding restrictions on research projects that have links to foreign institutions or governments that pose a risk to national security.
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland and Housing Minister Ahmed Hussen comment on Toronto Mayor John Tory's resignation. Han Dong, Yvan Baker and Salma Zahid are also asked about Tory's resignation and the mayoral race.
Government House leader Mark Holland, ministers Marc Miller (Crown-Indigenous relations) David Lametti (justice), Pablo Rodriguez (Canadian Heritage), and Steven Guilbeault, Treasury Board President Mona Fortier, government whip Steven MacKinnon, as well as MPs Anthony Housefather, Marc Serré and Fayçal El-Khoury respond to questions about Bill C-13, the government's proposal to amend the Official Languages Act. (February 15, 2023)