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House Hansard - 211

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 12, 2023 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 211 - Jun/12/23
Ms. Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné (Terrebonne, BQ)
  • Jun/12/23 9:12:34 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, my colleague talks a great deal about partisanship. However, this is the first time that a party has tried to change a fundamental aspect of House operations without the unanimous consent of the House. Other changes were started and then stopped due to a lack of unanimous consent in the House. Why do the Liberals want to impose such a major change this time, without even coming to discuss it with our House leader?
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Context: House Hansard - 211 - Jun/12/23
Mr. Kevin Lamoureux
  • Jun/12/23 10:27:19 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, one of the things that needs to be factored into the member's comments is the amount of filibustering that takes place in many standing committees. To not take that into consideration is to not respect the fact that there is a finite amount of resources. We have to work with the resources that are there. Where they can be enhanced, they have been, as much as one would expect. Our standing committees play an absolutely critical role. They are really the backbone of our Parliament and the work that is done. I would like to think that we would have more functional standing committees in different areas. At times there is a need for filibustering. Often filibusters end as a result of more political partisanship than I, personally, would like to see.
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