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Context: House Hansard - 80 - Jun/2/22

Ms. Jennifer O'Connell (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities, Lib.)

Jun/2/22 1:32:24 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-14

Madam Speaker, my hon. colleague would be happy to know that there were a lot of cheers from this side of the House, in terms of seeing him again. My colleague spoke a lot about democracy and the importance of it. Once again, we are seeing the Conservatives act as though they are champions of democracy, but then what we have here is a move to dictate and direct a committee in how it must proceed, after the House has already taken a position. How does he feel Conservative members from Alberta might feel about this particular motion moving forward, triggering the 7/50 rule, when that would have significant consequences for proportional representation? How might Alberta members, who have not had a chance to consult with their communities, feel about the House dictating to a committee how to move forward?

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Context: House Hansard - 80 - Jun/2/22

Mr. Alain Therrien (La Prairie, BQ)

Jun/2/22 2:27:00 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Quebeckers democratically directed their elected representatives in the National Assembly of Quebec to protect state secularism. The National Assembly did just that by passing Bill 21. That is how democracy works. Any federal Liberals who want to do politics in the National Assembly need only quit their job and run in the Quebec election on October 3. That is not what they chose to do though. They chose to run for a seat in another Parliament and to govern Canada. Why not focus on that instead of trying to subvert Quebec's democracy?

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Context: House Hansard - 80 - Jun/2/22

Mrs. Rachael Thomas (Lethbridge, CPC)

Jun/2/22 3:03:29 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it is not just these documents. That is just one of many actions being taken by the NDP-Liberal coalition government. Let me give other examples. Ministers can now end democratic debate without notice, just at will. In addition to that, of course, documents are being refused to be granted with regard to the study of the Emergencies Act. In addition to that, the members opposite are now moving Bill C-11, which would shut down our ability to use the Internet with freedom. It would control what we can see, what we can hear and what we can post online. Why is the government so determined to kill democracy?

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Context: House Hansard - 80 - Jun/2/22

Mr. Garnett Genuis (Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, CPC)

Jun/2/22 3:05:40 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance in Stockholm is the global authority on evaluating the performance of democracies. It provides objective analysis on the health of democracies. In the key category of checks on government, Canada’s score has dropped precipitously since 2015. We are now lower than the United States and every single country in western Europe. Weakening checks on government power is weakening Canadian democracy, and international experts are noticing. When will the government face up to the problem it is causing and commit to reversing democratic decline in Canada?

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Context: House Hansard - 80 - Jun/2/22

Mr. Kevin Lamoureux

Jun/2/22 3:52:21 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I think the most important thing I can see is that, as I indicated before, I am approaching this whole idea of changes to standing rules as a parliamentarian, first and foremost, as someone who has been in opposition for over 20 years and now as a member of the government. For me personally, I would like to say that everything is on the table. The idea is that we need to be able to come up with thoughts and ideas that will modernize our rules so that we can actually share them with other jurisdictions. I cannot emphasize how much potential Canada has, not only within our provinces but, I would suggest, around the world in terms of the leadership role that we can play in ensuring a better and healthier democracy. That is why I am committed to doing it, not as a Liberal member of Parliament but as a parliamentarian, first and foremost.

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