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House Hansard - 45

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 24, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 45 - Mar/24/22
Hon. Pablo Rodriguez (Minister of Canadian Heritage, Lib.)
  • Mar/24/22 2:27:48 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, this morning, we introduced a realistic and practical bill that will protect Quebec's seats. Quebec would retain 78 seats instead of dropping to 77. The Bloc Québécois wants to reopen the Constitution, because their bill will require support from seven provinces representing 50% of the population. They want to enter into constitutional discussions, but we want to address the problem now, right away, to guarantee Quebec's political weight.
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Context: House Hansard - 45 - Mar/24/22
Hon. Pablo Rodriguez (Minister of Canadian Heritage, Lib.)
  • Mar/24/22 2:29:03 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we have 35 Liberal members for Quebec who are proud to be Quebeckers and who are here to stand up for Quebec. Today we introduced a bill that guarantees Quebec's 78 seats, but all the Bloc Québécois wants is to open up the Constitution and start a fight. The only people that is good for are those who hope to win points by raising a hue and cry, but we, on the other hand, are here for all Quebeckers.
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Context: House Hansard - 45 - Mar/24/22
Hon. Pablo Rodriguez (Minister of Canadian Heritage, Lib.)
  • Mar/24/22 2:41:05 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Bloc is referring to an agreement that focuses on, for example, fighting climate change, which is good for Quebeckers. Help for workers is good for Quebeckers. More social housing is good for Quebeckers. Working together on health is good for Quebeckers. When all of that is good for Quebeckers, it is not good for the Bloc Québécois, and they do not like that.
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Context: House Hansard - 45 - Mar/24/22
Hon. Pablo Rodriguez (Minister of Canadian Heritage, Lib.)
  • Mar/24/22 2:43:17 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister has already said that health transfers would be increased. The Bloc Québécois has known that for a long time, but that does not allow for any bickering, which is what the Bloc needs. However, the kind of constitutional bickering that the Bloc is looking for does not create jobs for anyone. Bickering does not get hospitals new doctors or nurses. It does not help people heal. All that bickering does is help the Bloc Québécois find more to bicker about and be more adversarial. Some hon. members: Oh, oh! Hon. Pablo Rodriguez: Mr. Speaker, as you can hear, they love it when I talk about bickering.
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