SoVote

Decentralized Democracy

House Hansard - 34

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 19, 2022 07:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 34 - Feb/19/22
Mr. Randall Garrison (Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke, NDP)
  • Feb/19/22 10:36:42 p.m.
  • Watch
Madam Speaker, I know I have not been able to be present for 100% of the debate here, but there is something that I have never heard from the Bloc Québécois members: an expression of concern for the people of Gatineau and elsewhere in the Outaouais, many of whom work in Ottawa and have lost jobs because businesses have closed down, public transit routes have been disrupted and the bridges have been clogged. It seems to me a bit curious that the Bloc Québécois members never talk about the people of the Outaouais, and the inconveniences and struggles they have faced during the lockdown in Ottawa.
114 words
All Topics
  • Hear!
  • Rabble!
  • star_border
Context: House Hansard - 34 - Feb/19/22
Mr. Darrell Samson
  • Feb/19/22 11:14:05 p.m.
  • Watch
Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question. I understand Quebeckers' hesitation given what they experienced in 1970. However, there is no doubt in my mind. As my colleague mentioned earlier, the people living in Gatineau and the Outaouais were also victims of this situation, just like the people of Ottawa. There is no doubt that this law is there for the governments that want to use it and that need it for a limited amount of time. If Quebec does not see it that way right now, that is fine.
92 words
All Topics
  • Hear!
  • Rabble!
  • star_border