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House Hansard - 319

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 28, 2024 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 319 - May/28/24
Mr. Rick Perkins (South Shore—St. Margarets, CPC)
  • May/28/24 11:36:51 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, the member for Lethbridge made a very compelling presentation, but she missed the original sin, and that is that there is a sixth incident, which is the very first incident, the one in which the Speaker, in his robes in his office, not far from this chamber, recorded a video to be played at the Liberal convention. While that privilege motion was being debated in the House, only a few days later he attended the function in Washington to which the member referred. How many apologies and mistakes does the member think are acceptable in partisanship of the Speaker? Is it 10, 20 or one?
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Context: House Hansard - 319 - May/28/24
Mrs. Julie Vignola
  • May/28/24 1:06:46 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I will again use an analogy to explain how apologies are no cure-all. This will be in response to my colleague`s question. If I take a sheet of paper and crumple it up, this represents all the harm, all the mistakes, all the ethics breaches and all the lack of judgment a person is guilty of. Then, each time the person apologizes, I try to flatten out the sheet of paper so that it reverts to its original shape. The paper will still be creased all the same. That is what is happening. People will remember, and here in the House, we remember that despite the 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8,000 apologies and some $500 fines here and there, the sheet of paper remains creased and the confidence is still gone.
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