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House Hansard - 36

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 21, 2022 07:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 36 - Feb/21/22
Mr. Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe (Lac-Saint-Jean, BQ)
  • Feb/21/22 5:36:06 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I want to thank my hon. colleague from Vaudreuil—Soulanges, a member of the Liberal Party's Quebec caucus, for that mostly English speech. We have been debating for three days, so we are familiar with each party's arguments. There is one thing we do not know. The member for Louis-Hébert said a few minutes ago that he does not know if this evening's vote will be a confidence vote. We do not know. We have not been told. As my hon. colleague and friend from Montcalm so eloquently put it, if this is a confidence vote, the outcome may not accurately reflect our beliefs. My question is simple: Is this evening's vote a confidence vote, yes or no?
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Context: House Hansard - 36 - Feb/21/22
Mr. Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe (Lac-Saint-Jean, BQ)
  • Feb/21/22 6:06:54 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague from Kildonan—St. Paul, who talked about lack of clarity. That is an understatement. With less than two hours to go until voting time, members on that side of the House are unable to tell us whether or not this is a confidence vote. One of their members, the member for Louis-Hébert, just told us he will vote differently if it is a confidence vote. We will be casting a very important vote on a very important matter less than two hours from now. Should we not know by now if it is a confidence vote? I would like my hon. colleague to share her thoughts on that.
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Context: House Hansard - 36 - Feb/21/22
Mr. Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe (Lac-Saint-Jean, BQ)
  • Feb/21/22 6:52:27 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, a Liberal member told us earlier that he would vote differently if it were a confidence vote. We have been asking the Liberal members for an hour, and we are one hour away from the vote, but no one on their benches can tell us whether it will be a confidence vote or not. Is the Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons close enough to the Liberal leadership to tell us whether this vote, to be held in one hour, will be a confidence vote? I do not care if he thinks that it is important that it be a confidence vote; I just want him to tell us, yes or no, whether it will be.
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