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House Hansard - 127

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 15, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 127 - Nov/15/22
Mr. Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay (Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot, BQ)
  • Nov/15/22 3:43:44 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, in short, we are debating a closure motion about a gag order. That is how I see it. Most of the arguments that I am hearing are as follows: that democracy takes time, that there will be procedures in place and that we need to move forward quickly at all costs. However, I think that we need to take the time to do things right. That takes time. In times of crisis, like the one we just experienced with COVID-19, decisions were made in one day. That is normal in a time of crisis. However, we often noticed that there were a lot of negative effects because we did not follow the proper procedure. We must not skip over the committee work. We must not speed up debate at all costs. We are capable of functioning and doing things properly. Why do indirectly here what the government is not able to get done directly?
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