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House Hansard - 338

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
September 18, 2024 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 338 - Sep/18/24
Mrs. Dominique Vien (Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis, CPC)
  • Sep/18/24 2:12:25 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, what is the point of the “Liberal Bloc”? It serves to keep the Liberals in office. Do people know that the Bloc Québécois voted to save the Liberals nearly 200 times? Do they know that the Bloc Québécois voted for $500 billion in inflationary spending to expand the public service by 100,000 employees with Quebeckers' money? The Bloc needs to stop pretending that it is helping Quebeckers and support us in changing this government. The “Liberal Bloc” is fighting the same fight. Because of the Bloc Québécois, over the past nine years, this government has spent a record amount, failed to balance the budget, doubled the debt and made a mess of public services. The Bloc Québécois is voting to waste Quebeckers' money. The Bloc voted for the largest-ever expansion of the federal government in this country's history. How did the Prime Minister manage to convince the Bloc to support his government, which is the costliest, the most disastrous and the most centralizing government in Canada's history? The alliance between these two parties remains suspect. The real question is this: What is the point of the Bloc Québécois? It serves the Liberals.
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Context: House Hansard - 338 - Sep/18/24
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Sep/18/24 2:27:01 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we just found out that the Bloc Québécois is going to vote to keep the most costly and centralizing Prime Minister in power. This government has doubled the cost of housing and the national debt. It taxed food, punished workers and broke our immigration system, pushing Quebec to the breaking point. How can the Bloc Québécois abandon Quebeckers to support the most costly and centralizing Prime Minister in our country's history?
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Context: House Hansard - 338 - Sep/18/24
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Sep/18/24 2:28:07 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it is in Canadians' best interests to axe the tax, build the homes, fix the budget and stop the crime, so that Quebeckers can get bigger paycheques and pensions to buy food and have access to affordable housing in safe communities. That is what we need after nine years of the “Liberal Bloc”, which doubled the cost of housing, doubled the debt and broke our immigration system. Why is the Bloc Québécois voting against Quebec and in favour of this centralizing Liberal Prime Minister?
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Context: House Hansard - 338 - Sep/18/24
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • Sep/18/24 2:50:37 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, to suggest in this place that a member from Quebec, elected by Quebeckers, does not represent the voice of his constituents is an insult to everyone here. The Bloc Québécois, elected to be here in Ottawa, should be ashamed for making those comments.
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Context: House Hansard - 338 - Sep/18/24
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • Sep/18/24 3:08:48 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the leader of the Bloc Québécois is doubling down. The reality is that he just very clearly stated that federal MPs from Quebec have less legitimacy than members of the Quebec National Assembly. That leads me to wonder what the hell the members of the Bloc Québécois are doing here if they have no legitimacy to speak for Quebec?
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