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House Hansard - 305

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 30, 2024 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 305 - Apr/30/24
Mr. Stephen Ellis
  • Apr/30/24 12:30:07 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I did not talk about cutting anything in my speech. The words that I reflected to the member opposite were those of the Prime Minister, not my Prime Minister, but his, who said that they were going to bring 7,500 doctors, nurses and nurse practitioners. They did not do any of that. They have done none of the things that I outlined in my speech. I think that Canadians, as I said in my opening remarks, know the difference. Canadians know when one announces things and takes pictures but does nothing; Canadians are tired of that. Canadians are ready for a change, and we know that this side of the House will be ready to provide that change.
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Mr. Rhéal Éloi Fortin (Rivière-du-Nord, BQ)
Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech. I would like his opinion on a certain budget matter. Nothing in this budget addresses the situation facing our seniors by trying to correct what was done before. In fact, the government created two classes of seniors: Those aged 65 to 75 and those 75 and over. Bill C‑319, however, was studied, unanimously passed in committee and sent back to the House last March. It is awaiting a third reading, passage through the Senate and royal assent. I would like to know whether my colleague and his party plan to vote in favour of Bill C-319 so that it can be passed quickly. Otherwise, if the Conservative Party were to form the next government, what position would it take on the situation of seniors?
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Mr. Stephen Ellis
  • Apr/30/24 12:31:43 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, we know that the Liberal-NDP coalition is out of time and out of ideas. One thing that has happened on this side of the House multiple times is that, when Conservatives put out fantastic ideas, the coalition wants to take those ideas and incorporate them into its own budgets. This is exactly what happened in last year's fall economic statement, when Liberals took an idea that I had and incorporated it into the fall economic statement. Granted, it was a great idea. We know that the NDP-Liberal government, as I said, is out of ideas and out of time. If we go ahead and suggest what we are going to do in the future, there is a very good likelihood that it would co-opt the wonderful ideas that we have on this side of the House to help support Canadians.
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Mr. Gord Johns (Courtenay—Alberni, NDP)
  • Apr/30/24 12:32:37 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, we continue to hear Conservatives rise in the House and tell us that people in British Columbia are covered for diabetes medication. Becky, from my riding, wrote, “Our out-of-pocket costs for my son's insulin and devices come to just over $11,000 per year. It is so expensive sometimes that the pharmacy calls me to give me a heads-up about how much an order will be, as if we have an option. Without it, he will die. Something like national pharmacare would be a game-changer for us.” Why are the Conservatives trying to block pharmacare and insulin for Becky and her kid?
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Mr. Stephen Ellis
  • Apr/30/24 12:33:18 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, what Conservatives are pointing out to voters is that the NDP-Liberal coalition, and specifically the NDP part of that coalition, has sold itself out to help support its leader. All it has done is continue to support the Liberal government over the last nine years and ongoing difficulties—
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The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Carol Hughes)
  • Apr/30/24 12:33:38 p.m.
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The hon. member for New Westminster—Burnaby is rising on a point of order.
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Mr. Peter Julian
  • Apr/30/24 12:33:41 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, as the Speaker has already ruled, false titles, such as that which the member is trying to put forward, are not appropriate for the House of Commons. There is no coalition and he certainly understands—
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The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Carol Hughes)
  • Apr/30/24 12:33:57 p.m.
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I understand that the hon. member raised some additional information. The Speaker has not ruled on it yet. He will be bringing forward a ruling. The hon. member for Cumberland—Colchester.
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Mr. Stephen Ellis
  • Apr/30/24 12:34:17 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I think it is very clear, by the interventions attempted by the NDP of the NDP-Liberal coalition, that all it is doing is trying to support its own political future in Canada. Once again, Canadian voters know better than that. They can see clearly through the thin veil that the NDP part of the coalition has presented. They are not going to fall for their shady tactics anymore.
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The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Carol Hughes)
  • Apr/30/24 12:34:58 p.m.
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There was a word in there that I would just be mindful of, which the hon. member used. I would ask him to be very careful with regard to the words that he uses in the House here. The hon. member for New Westminster—Burnaby is rising on a point of order.
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Mr. Peter Julian
  • Apr/30/24 12:35:01 p.m.
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The member should withdraw and apologize.
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The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Carol Hughes)
  • Apr/30/24 12:35:03 p.m.
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I would ask the member to withdraw the word that he used.
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Mr. Stephen Ellis
  • Apr/30/24 12:35:10 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I am unsure which word you are referring to, but—
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The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Carol Hughes)
  • Apr/30/24 12:35:15 p.m.
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The one that started with the letter “S”.
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Mr. Stephen Ellis
  • Apr/30/24 12:35:20 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I am not sure what the “S” word is. I apologize for not knowing which—
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The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Carol Hughes)
  • Apr/30/24 12:35:26 p.m.
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Maybe the hon. member can approach the Chair. I am not going to repeat the word, but he can approach the Chair, I can tell him and then he can go back and apologize. Resuming debate, the hon. member for Cypress Hills—Grasslands.
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Mr. Jeremy Patzer (Cypress Hills—Grasslands, CPC)
  • Apr/30/24 12:35:36 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, it is always an honour and a privilege to rise in the House on behalf of the great people of southwest Saskatchewan.
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Mr. Peter Julian
  • Apr/30/24 12:35:46 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I rise on a point of order. You have directed a member of Parliament to approach the Chair. I would hope that he would do that.
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The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Carol Hughes)
  • Apr/30/24 12:35:54 p.m.
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I will give him a couple of minutes to get over here. The hon. member for Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola is rising on a point of order.
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Mr. Dan Albas
  • Apr/30/24 12:35:59 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, as a member from British Columbia, I want to let you know that I support you in your role and believe you can run the House as Speaker and do not need multiple reminders from other members from British Columbia.
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