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House Hansard - 326

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 6, 2024 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 326 - Jun/6/24
Ms. Heather McPherson (Edmonton Strathcona, NDP)
  • Jun/6/24 6:41:42 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-20 
Mr. Speaker, the member brought forward some proverbs. I have one that I would share with him. We often talk about the fact that there are two Bloc parties in this House; there is the Bloc Québécois, and then there is the “block everything party”. We know that at committee the Conservatives tabled over 75 amendments and many that they took away. They filibustered the committee for weeks and stopped Bill C-20 from coming forward. I am just wondering how the member comes to terms with the fact that members of his own party were responsible for filibustering the committee with motions that were not even related to the bill. How does he explain that to his constituents and to Canadians?
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Context: House Hansard - 326 - Jun/6/24
Ms. Heather McPherson (Edmonton Strathcona, NDP)
  • Jun/6/24 6:59:31 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-20 
Mr. Speaker, Conservative members on the public safety committee submitted 33 amendments for Bill C-20, but they withdrew over 75% of them. Meanwhile, they dragged out the Bill C-20 meetings repeatedly by filibustering other parties' amendments and moving motions that were completely unrelated to Bill C-20. How does the member account for that?
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Context: House Hansard - 326 - Jun/6/24
Mr. Mark Gerretsen (Kingston and the Islands, Lib.)
  • Jun/6/24 7:48:24 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I am really confused. What happened in committee with this bill was the Conservatives filibustering and delaying, and then the bill finally gets over to the House here. The previous Conservative speaker, who spoke to this bill, spoke so glowingly of it, but that was just moments after he introduced 20 amendments to effectively, one by one, kill the bill clause by clause. I am just in awe as to what the Conservative strategy happens to be here. The member spoke a bit in his speech about what happened in committee. Can the member try to make rhyme or reason of what is going on with the Conservative Party when it comes to this bill?
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