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House Hansard - 31

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 15, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 31 - Feb/15/22
Hon. Mark Holland (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)
  • Feb/15/22 10:11:19 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-12 
Mr. Speaker, in relation to the consideration of Government Business No. 7, I move: That debate be not further adjourned.
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Context: House Hansard - 31 - Feb/15/22
Hon. Mark Holland (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)
  • Feb/15/22 2:34:12 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it was not long ago that the former Conservative leader, the member for Regina—Qu'Appelle with the Conservative Party, said: These protesters, these activists, may have the luxury of spending days at a time at a blockade, but they need to check their privilege.... They need to check their privilege, and let people whose jobs depend on the railway system, small businesses and farmers do their jobs. What have they said now, in this context, from the beginning, as swastikas and Confederate flags flew? They went out and they gave out coffee. They took pictures. They have been absolutely the opposite of responsible leadership. Instead of de-escalating, they escalated at every turn.
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Context: House Hansard - 31 - Feb/15/22
Hon. Mark Holland (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)
  • Feb/15/22 2:35:48 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it was the former leader of the Conservative Party, currently the member for Regina—Qu'Appelle, who once said that it was completely unacceptable for protests to block essential infrastructure. What is the Conservative Party doing today? It is out there taking photos, tweeting and encouraging protesters, which is irresponsible, considering the protests are costing billions of dollars. It is completely irresponsible.
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Context: House Hansard - 31 - Feb/15/22
Hon. Mark Holland (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)
  • Feb/15/22 2:36:57 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we are all responsible. Each member is responsible for protecting the law and Canadians. This responsibility belongs to each member, not just to the Government of Canada and not just to this side of the House of Commons. I want to clearly state that it is time to stop tweeting and supporting the people protesting outside. The protests must come to an end. It is time to be reasonable, and it is time for the Conservative Party to act responsibly.
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Context: House Hansard - 31 - Feb/15/22
Hon. Mark Holland (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)
  • Feb/15/22 2:38:29 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I will tell members what I am done with. I am done with seeing this protest continue and these illegal actions continue, which have cost billions of dollars for businesses and have terrorized downtown residents. I am tired of seeing Conservative tweets. The member for Provencher is saying he supports it, and the member for Yorkton—Melville is saying that ripping down barricades in front of a war memorial is a patriotic act. I am watching somebody who aspires to be the leader of the Conservative Party say that what is happening outside is something he stands by. That is enough. Please, it is time to end this. Stop supporting what is going on outside.
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Context: House Hansard - 31 - Feb/15/22
Hon. Mark Holland (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)
  • Feb/15/22 2:39:48 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Canada has one of the lowest death rates in the world and one of the highest vaccination rates in the world. It has met the challenge of this pandemic. However, what has not been met in this hour of history is that as chaos descended outside and protesters began to shut down critical infrastructure, we had lawmakers, people of the House, going out and encouraging their activity. I have to ask: If they did not have lawmakers, who are elected by constituents, encouraging their illegal actions, when would this have been over? I think it would have been over a lot sooner.
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Context: House Hansard - 31 - Feb/15/22
Hon. Mark Holland (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)
  • Feb/15/22 3:01:54 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I think we have different definitions of “division”. To me, when critical infrastructure is being blocked, when illegal protesters are outside and when we see swastikas and Confederate flags, going out and taking photographs and giving coffee is not healthy for the country. Instead, what would be healthy is to say to those who would seek to divide us and those who would seek to exploit our differences that those kinds of radical views do not have a place in this country. It is time to go home, it is time to end this illegal activity and it is time to come together as a country.
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Context: House Hansard - 31 - Feb/15/22
Hon. Mark Holland (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)
  • Feb/15/22 5:24:10 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, on a point of order, I wish to undesignate the opposition day scheduled for Thursday, February 17.
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