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House Hansard - 36

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 21, 2022 07:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 36 - Feb/21/22
Mr. Yves Perron (Berthier—Maskinongé, BQ)
  • Feb/21/22 11:13:42 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, I congratulate my colleague from Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d'Orléans—Charlevoix for her passionate speech. She spoke a lot about the value of democracy and about our duty to protect this democracy and live up to our responsibilities here in this place. I would like to hear her thoughts on the dangerous precedent this will set if, and I emphasize if, the left wing of the Liberal Party continues to support the government and votes in favour of applying this act, which is not needed. Even if it had been needed, it certainly is not now, since there is no one left in the streets.
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Context: House Hansard - 36 - Feb/21/22
Ms. Kristina Michaud (Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia, BQ)
  • Feb/21/22 2:37:52 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, that is completely absurd. The Prime Minister wants us to vote in favour of special legislation when there are no trucks and no protesters in the streets of Ottawa to get rid of. The Prime Minister has turned this into a no-confidence vote, so if we oppose it, it will trigger a second useless election in six months. Even worse, what the Prime Minister is demanding means that, for the first time in history, the House of Commons will vote in favour of the use of the Emergencies Act to solve a problem that no longer exists. Does the Prime Minister realize how low he is setting the bar and that he is creating a shameful precedent?
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