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House Hansard - 95

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 23, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 95 - Jun/23/22
Hon. Mark Holland
  • Jun/23/22 11:13:21 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, that is rather odd because the calendar was set a year ago. At the time, the Bloc Québécois chose to sit today. It is not an extra day and it is not at all a surprise. If it is a problem today, on June 23, why was it not a problem for the Bloc Québécois when the calendar was decided? That seems odd to me. The Bloc Québécois is upset that the House is sitting when it is supposed to. The House is supposed to sit, folks. That seems odd to me. I do not understand that argument at all.
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Context: House Hansard - 95 - Jun/23/22
Hon. Mark Holland
  • Jun/23/22 11:20:42 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, a year ago we had the opportunity to review the calendar, and that included June 23. There was no objection made whatsoever about June 23 being included. At that point in time, the calendar was approved, with unanimity, to have us sit all of those days. There is nothing that promised we were going to leave early. I never said to my constituents that this was the calendar, but maybe we would not fulfill the calendar. Most of us can have hopes the calendar will not go to the end, but if there was a serious problem, why—
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Context: House Hansard - 95 - Jun/23/22
Mr. Warren Steinley (Regina—Lewvan, CPC)
  • Jun/23/22 12:38:05 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I appreciate the opportunity to join this debate. I have been listening intently over the last hour or so to what has been discussed in the House, and I heard the government House leader say that we will be able to look at this at PROC in the fall. However, the rule is going to be in place until June 23, 2023. I do not know where the Liberals come from, but where I come from, we do not make a rule and then study it to make another rule when it has already been put in place. Their argument here is irrelevant. If they want PROC to study this in September, why are they putting in this piece of legislation now so that the rule stays until June 23, 2023? It does not make any sense, so I would like our House leader to explain it to us.
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