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Member of Parliament

John Brassard

  • Member of Parliament
  • Conservative
  • Barrie—Innisfil
  • Ontario
  • Voting Attendance: 65%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $99,360.72

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Context: House Hansard - 319 - May/28/24
Mr. John Brassard
  • May/28/24 6:16:55 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, it will come as no surprise that I agree with many of the things the member said, including the idea of a secret ballot. However, the circus she is talking about is the product of the Liberal-NDP coalition. That coalition is undemocratic. It is bringing our democracy down. That is what I am very worried about, to be quite frank.
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Context: House Hansard - 72 - May/16/22
Mr. John Brassard (Barrie—Innisfil, CPC)
  • May/16/22 12:44:33 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-14 
Madam Speaker, the hon. member referenced the electoral reform committee and the study that was done. I know that the hon. member for Saanich—Gulf Islands was on that committee. The hon. member was not here, but there was a consensus among opposition parties to bring proportional representation to the House, with the caveat that a referendum be put to Canadians with an understanding, of course, that it is not parliamentarians who own the voting system in this country; it is Canadians. It was a reasonable proposal on the part of the opposition members, yet the Liberal government voted against it at the time because ranked ballots were not its preferred choice. I am wondering if the member could comment on his disappointment, which we all had, that we did not get to that point because of the government.
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