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Context: House Hansard - 127 - Nov/15/22

Ms. Pam Damoff (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Safety, Lib.)

Nov/15/22 2:45:47 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to remind hon. members what the motivation of foreign interference is. It is not to advance any partisan interests. It is to sow chaos and destroy our democracy as we know it. Our government will never tolerate it. The RCMP and our intelligence agencies are investigating. Canadians expect us to do the work that is required and take action, which is what we are doing.

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Context: House Hansard - 127 - Nov/15/22

Hon. Mark Holland

Nov/15/22 3:29:47 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, again I find it incredibly strange that the argument from the other side is that a motion to extend sitting hours and expand speaking time is somehow limiting debate. An hon. member: There are committees. Hon. Mark Holland: Madam Speaker, I hear people yelling “committees”. The reality is that committees do incredibly important work and there are 31 of them, but the idea that the House, the legislature, should take a back seat to 31 other committees when there is essential legislation for us to deal with makes no sense. We need to look at what is on the agenda of those 31 committees and make sure that, where there is critical work, it is getting done. As the Speaker and all members know, a lot of what the members on the other side are talking about is not looking into the issues facing Canadians or how they can make life more affordable. They are on a hunt that is partisan, trolling for things that they can put in newspaper headlines. That is not something that the House should be taking a back seat to. That is not something that the House should sit back and let them play partisan games on committees being a priority when there is essential legislation that needs to be adopted to help Canadians.

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Context: House Hansard - 127 - Nov/15/22

Hon. Mark Holland

Nov/15/22 3:42:27 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, when one spends six days debating legislation one supports and has no amendments for, it is very clear one's objective is to slow down the government's agenda. It is not just the government's agenda. It is the agenda of the House and the responsibility of the House to adopt legislation, and the idea that it would not be responded to is foolhardy. If the idea that we have added time so there can be additional debate, so we can do less allocation of time and fewer motions that program, is somehow offensive, it goes against against the very point the Conservatives are making. We are trying to find a way to give them additional time to speak. Yes, absolutely, committees have incredible prominence and importance in our process. They feed our legislative process. However, when one uses committees to go trolling for partisan purposes and make newspaper headlines that have nothing to do with helping Canadians, and when one demonstrates that interest in trying to advance one's own partisan interest and troll for things one can put in newspapers, this has absolutely nothing to do with helping Canadians who need help right now. The idea that their partisan games should take supremacy over the needs and demands of this country is not responsible.

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Context: House Hansard - 127 - Nov/15/22

Ms. Andréanne Larouche (Shefford, BQ)

Nov/15/22 4:53:42 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech. In October, I went to Kigali to learn about how parliaments can be more representative and much more diverse and how they can attract more women. International studies show that if we want to send the message that we want more young mothers, Parliament needs to stick to a more normal schedule. That means not forcing people to sit at night for unnecessary political debates. I would like my colleague to comment on those recommendations. Again, political spats that have us sitting all night until midnight for purely partisan reasons do not send the right message if we want to attract more women.

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