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House Hansard - 68

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 10, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 68 - May/10/22
Ms. Bonita Zarrillo (Port Moody—Coquitlam, NDP)
  • May/10/22 1:33:48 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, the member spoke about neutrality, and this place is not neutral for anyone who comes here in a wheelchair. When a person in a wheelchair arrives in this place and wants to sit in the House, they cannot get to a seat. They could not get to the seat I am sitting in. It is not accessible. I would ask the member to speak a bit about the physical barriers that he sees in this place.
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Context: House Hansard - 68 - May/10/22
Mr. Mario Simard
  • May/10/22 1:34:15 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, the principle of reasonable accommodations has been talked about extensively in the legal context. I think it would be reasonable to accommodate a member who wants to enter the chamber in a wheelchair, but that is not what this motion is about. I think it would be even more reasonable to respect the neutrality of the state and to eliminate this archaic tradition of praying before each sitting.
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