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House Hansard - 122

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 1, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 122 - Nov/1/22
Mr. Philip Lawrence (Northumberland—Peterborough South, CPC)
  • Nov/1/22 11:51:15 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, I am glad to see that New Democrats are calling for greater accountability with the arrive scam debacle, however, I am still troubled by the fact that they continue to prop up the Liberal government. Does the member know if the words “transparency”, “accountability” or “ethics” are in the confidence and supply agreement?
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Context: House Hansard - 122 - Nov/1/22
Mr. Mark Gerretsen (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons (Senate), Lib.)
  • Nov/1/22 1:19:07 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I am looking for a little clarification and perhaps the member could help. The very first clause in the motion says, “the cost of government is driving up the cost of living.” When I asked the New Democrats about this, they said that this referred to oil subsidies. However, what I heard the Leader of the Opposition and the finance critic say this morning was that more and more government employees were being hired and that was what they were being critical of. I want to ensure that the NDP knows what it is voting for here. With respect to the first clause in the motion, could the member confirm whether we are talking about oil subsidies or are we talking about the hiring more and more federal employees?
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Context: House Hansard - 122 - Nov/1/22
Mr. Blake Desjarlais (Edmonton Griesbach, NDP)
  • Nov/1/22 1:48:10 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I want to be very clear with Liberal members. The New Democratic Party is against giving Liberal-backed insiders all the money the government produces for a service that Canadians can barely use. When we are talking about contracts or privatization, we are talking about real public servants, which the government is trying to toss out the door right now. New Democrats are trying to protect those jobs. When we are talking about actually protecting the public service, why does the member continue to outsource to and protect his big friends in the private sector?
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