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House Hansard - 227

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
September 29, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 227 - Sep/29/23
Mr. Blake Desjarlais (Edmonton Griesbach, NDP)
  • Sep/29/23 11:30:58 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, it pains me to say that Saskatchewan has one of the highest rates of child poverty in the country. Instead of ensuring that children do not go hungry, the Conservative Government of Saskatchewan wants to use the notwithstanding clause to save a policy that a judge said was causing irreparable harm. Is that what Conservatives stand for, dividing people and trampling on human rights? That does not sound like common sense to me. Will the government do everything it can to stop the harm against Canadian children?
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Context: House Hansard - 227 - Sep/29/23
Mr. James Maloney (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Lib.)
  • Sep/29/23 11:31:35 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, we are fully aware of the Government of Saskatchewan's proposed use of the notwithstanding clause. We are dead set against the pre-emptive use of the notwithstanding clause in any circumstances. The notwithstanding clause is intended to protect minority rights, not suppress them. In light of the decision by the court in Saskatchewan yesterday, we would have thought that the Government of Saskatchewan would have taken a moment to pause, reflect and wait until the process played itself out.
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Context: House Hansard - 227 - Sep/29/23
Mrs. Cathay Wagantall (Yorkton—Melville, CPC)
  • Sep/29/23 12:06:52 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, ranchers know that their herds are crucial to our grasslands, environment, food security and trade. Saskatchewan livestock producers also know that the Prime Minister is not worth the cost. His inflationary policies and stifling carbon taxes are crippling our producers. They are stressed, and they need to keep their breeding herds alive. Winter is coming. Time is running out. When will the NDP-Liberal government provide its share of AgriRecovery funding?
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