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House Hansard - 112

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
October 18, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 112 - Oct/18/22
Mr. Ken Hardie (Fleetwood—Port Kells, Lib.)
  • Oct/18/22 12:10:27 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, there was very telling essay written not long ago, which stated in part, “liberal democracy has now exceeded many people’s capacity to tolerate it.” Let us think about that. Democracy is hard work and we live in an era when people are tired of hard work. They are tired of moving forward. One of the things that is making them tired is the growing distrust of government and institutions. I would like the hon. member to reflect on that and to look at the dynamics in the House between the opposition, the government and the other parties. Are we driving people to distrust government by the way we behave here, and are there some things that we should be doing better to preserve democracy here at home and be an example for the rest of the world?
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Context: House Hansard - 112 - Oct/18/22
Mr. Ken Hardie (Fleetwood—Port Kells, Lib.)
  • Oct/18/22 12:53:38 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I honour the member for the service that he has provided. There is a week coming up in which we need to make sure we do that. I want the member to reflect on something else that has been in the news, which is associated. The British government has warned ex-RAF fighters not to train Chinese pilots. In addition, we hear that former American service people, including senior officers, have been working with the Saudi Arabian government. I am wondering if he could reflect on what he may know about Canadian ex-military people off on these adventures and whether or not he considers this to be dangerous to the overall picture of world security.
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Context: House Hansard - 112 - Oct/18/22
Mr. Ken Hardie
  • Oct/18/22 1:13:43 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, on a point of order, I believe the rules of presenting petitions are that there should be a brief summary and do not allow a member to literally fill up the time that might be asked for by other members presenting petitions. The member should be directed to keep it brief. This is not a speech.
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