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House Hansard - 87

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 13, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 87 - Jun/13/22
Mr. Mike Morrice (Kitchener Centre, GP)
  • Jun/13/22 12:07:21 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-11 
Madam Speaker, I too am concerned with some of the delay tactics we are seeing from some other parliamentarians here. I believe our democracy is sacred, and the governing party does have a mandate from Canadians, so it should have a place here to move on that. As members know, I have supported some time allocation motions in the past for this reason. That said, this Motion No. 16 does not even allow all parliamentarians to put forward their amendments at committee if they are not moved by a certain time. This is now closure on even having debate on a pretty substantial motion. I wonder if the minister could share more on why such seemingly extreme measures are needed when we are not expecting an election to be called this summer. Why is the government going at this pace, given how important it is to get this legislation right?
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Context: House Hansard - 87 - Jun/13/22
Mr. Mike Morrice
  • Jun/13/22 12:25:26 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-11 
Madam Speaker, I wonder if we could turn the temperature down a little bit. Listening to the debate today, one might believe that this is about censorship on one side or how much one loves Corner Gas on the other. The fact is that it is neither. This is about closing debate on a motion that would fast-track amendments at committee tomorrow at 9 p.m. for a really important bill. I wonder if the minister can share a more nuanced perspective of the reality of what is happening in this place and why he believes this is the only option available.
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Context: House Hansard - 87 - Jun/13/22
Mr. Mike Morrice (Kitchener Centre, GP)
  • Jun/13/22 3:08:02 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-22 
Mr. Speaker, Canadians with disabilities continue to disproportionately live in poverty across the country. Earlier this month, the government finally reintroduced the Canada disability benefit, but it has not allocated any time to debate it, nor has it introduced any emergency supports. We have been here before. The same bill was introduced last June and died when the election was called within months. We now have eight sitting days left before we rise for the summer, while those living in legislative poverty will not get any break. Will the governing party demonstrate that it is not playing games with the disability community and prioritize Bill C-22?
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