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44th Parl. 1st Sess.
September 16, 2024 11:00AM
  • Sep/16/24 3:23:16 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it is unparliamentary for other members to impugn the motives of other parliamentarians. In doing so with her speech, the parliamentary secretary just suggested that my colleague uttered a falsehood, which he did not because the Minister of the Environment was in fact arrested in—
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  • Sep/16/24 4:55:10 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I have to say that my colleague's speech was deeply disappointing. I was in his riding quite a lot this summer. I spoke to a number of his constituents, a number of people who put him in his position. They are absolutely appalled by his failure to speak up for Lebanese Canadians and Palestinian Canadians about the genocide that is happening in Gaza. More importantly, when he stands in this place and talks about Canadians of convenience, does he feel that he is the one who gets to choose who is a Canadian and who is not?
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  • Sep/16/24 5:15:20 p.m.
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The member is trying to elaborate on the hon. member's speech and on policy, and he can do that during debate. There is another point of order by the hon. member for Timmins—James Bay.
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  • Sep/16/24 5:15:32 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I want to congratulate you, but I am very concerned that the member is trying to undermine legitimate questions that are being asked of his rather ridiculous speech.
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  • Sep/16/24 9:58:43 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my friend and colleague for her moving words, for recognizing the individuals who have been killed and for bringing their voice to Parliament. At the beginning of her speech, she mentioned the role that the media plays in normalizing violence. I wonder if she could speak a little more about how that impacts what is happening. Also, does she see any role for government to play in the role the media has in normalizing that violence?
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