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Member of Parliament

Hon. Andrew Scheer

  • Member of Parliament
  • Conservative
  • Regina—Qu'Appelle
  • Saskatchewan
  • Voting Attendance: 61%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $195,980.34

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Context: House Hansard - 262 - Dec/5/23
Hon. Andrew Scheer
  • Dec/5/23 3:57:00 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, this is a very profound question that warrants more time than I have. I will just quickly say this: We have a government that has, for two elections in a row, received fewer votes than the main opposition party. The vast majority of Canadians did not vote for the government, and especially when we have a government that was elected with such a low percentage of the votes, they need to have trust that, at the very least, the government is constrained by some of the rules and traditions of the House. The Speaker is the guardian of that. Canadians also have to have confidence in the impartiality of the Speaker.
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Context: House Hansard - 171 - Mar/22/23
Hon. Andrew Scheer
  • Mar/22/23 6:02:20 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, my hon. colleague was very active in politics. I think he joined the House in 2006, but of course he would have been watching all that unfold in 2004. Finally, at the right time, the leader of the NDP at the time suddenly realized that he could not keep propping up a government that was under that kind of scandal and with that cloud hanging over it, which ultimately worked out for the NDP down the road. The NDP ended up having a bigger caucus in the 2011 election after standing on that principle. We have seen what has happened in the last few elections under the current NDP leader, when the caucus has diminished after every election. I think the two things go hand in hand, and I appreciate the hon. member's pointing that out.
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