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House Hansard - 331

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 13, 2024 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 331 - Jun/13/24
Mr. Maxime Blanchette-Joncas (Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques, BQ)
  • Jun/13/24 8:31:40 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, listening to my colleague is always a pleasure, but we know that history repeats itself. That is usually the case. Quebec's motto is “Je me souviens” or “I remember”. We remember one important thing the NDP did: It signed the Sherbrooke declaration. I would remind my colleague that the Sherbrooke declaration of 2005 respected the autonomy of Quebec and the provinces, and it even supported decentralization. Now the New Democratic Party champions centralized government. That is not decentralization. I would like my colleague to tell me why, today, he is not honouring this supposedly democratic declaration that his own democratic party signed on to.
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