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House Hansard - 214

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 15, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 214 - Jun/15/23
Mr. Randall Garrison (Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke, NDP)
  • Jun/15/23 11:10:58 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, I have been in the House for 12 years, and I think I saw a first today when the hon. member for Winnipeg North read his own remarks into the record as part of his speech. I compliment him on his creativity. We have a concurrence report, which was unanimously supported by all the parties and made 13 very important recommendations about victims' rights and services. Today's debate has a danger of diverting us from those unanimous recommendations and making progress on them together, when this is one of the few times all the parties have come together on a report. Does the member share my concern about this?
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Context: House Hansard - 214 - Jun/15/23
Mr. Kevin Lamoureux
  • Jun/15/23 11:16:03 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, the member is correct in her assessment, when she says that it is weaponizing a report that was supported unanimously by all parties in the House. Filibustering, and ultimately making it a very partisan issue, does not do a service to the work that the committee members have put in.
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Context: House Hansard - 214 - Jun/15/23
Mr. Jean-Denis Garon (Mirabel, BQ)
  • Jun/15/23 7:58:10 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his speech because, since this debate began, we have been hearing all kinds of generalities and nonsense about who votes virtually and who does not. The hon. member for Winnipeg North has once again lowered the level of debate. However, I think my colleague raised the level of debate. Indeed, he pointed out that the way this motion is being put forward, regardless of content, is unacceptable. Since 1867, the House has always been able to operate unanimously. During the pandemic, we were always able to operate unanimously. The hybrid Parliament we have today was adopted unanimously. We have always been able to do that. A few minutes ago, the hon. member for Thunder Bay—Rainy River told us suddenly that unanimity is not always the best thing, that things can change. Suddenly, everything becomes relative. How is it that, since 1867, we have always been able to operate properly and now, all of a sudden, we cannot?
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