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House Hansard - 63

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 3, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 63 - May/3/22
Ms. Elizabeth May
  • May/3/22 3:25:09 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like it if the members of this place acquainted themselves with the standing rules, particularly Standing Order 16 and Standing Order 18, which mean that when a member rises and has been recognized by the Speaker, he or she or they are not to be interrupted by yelling.
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Context: House Hansard - 63 - May/3/22
Ms. Elizabeth May
  • May/3/22 3:27:14 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, on a point of order, my hon. friend from South Surrey—White Rock is indeed a friend. I rose only because it is impossible for either of these parties to hear themselves speak. I have been here 11 years, but I have never heckled once. It is possible to respect our rules and respect each other, and that is all I plead for.
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Context: House Hansard - 63 - May/3/22
Ms. Elizabeth May (Saanich—Gulf Islands, GP)
  • May/3/22 4:21:44 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-19 
Madam Speaker, I thank the hon. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance for opening her speech with a condemnation of the loss of women's rights that appears to be imminent in the United States. I want to address the issue of the budget implementation act by starting with a fair statement. I have gone through the bill, and of course it is very long. I do not find any hidden, sneaky things that should not be in a budget implementation bill, as we experienced in 2012 with two budget implementation bills, Bill C-38 and Bill C-45, that were disastrous. Then we had, in 2018, one sneaky thing that I lament, which was putting deferred prosecution agreements in the Criminal Code. That should not have been in a budget implementation act. It is hard to prove a negative, but right now it looks like there is nothing sneaky in this bill. The main thing I want to ask the minister about is her reference to the climate crisis as an existential threat, which is defined as a threat to existence. It is a threat to the existence of a habitable planet. If we read the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's April 4 report, we are currently on a trajectory to an unlivable world. This budget is not taking us away from that trajectory; it doubles down on it. Would the hon. minister consider re-examining this bill and all bills in relation to the IPCC report?
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Context: House Hansard - 63 - May/3/22
Ms. Elizabeth May (Saanich—Gulf Islands, GP)
  • May/3/22 4:59:50 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-19 
Madam Speaker, I thank my hon. friend for Abbotsford. I wonder if he was disappointed, as I was, in reading the budget to see nothing additional for adaptation, particularly after what happened in his riding in Abbotsford. There is nothing additional on flooding. I wonder if the member has any thoughts on that. Some hon. members: Oh, oh!
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