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House Hansard - 127

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 15, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 127 - Nov/15/22
Mr. Luc Berthold
  • Nov/15/22 11:56:52 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-32 
Madam Speaker, if we are talking about the elephant in the room, why can we not talk about this costly coalition that the government formed with the NDP? This is the elephant in the room. It will cost us $21 billion more in new spending. That is in the fall economic statement. That is the costly coalition's fault, and I think we should talk about the elephant in the room.
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Context: House Hansard - 127 - Nov/15/22
Mr. Jasraj Singh Hallan (Calgary Forest Lawn, CPC)
  • Nov/15/22 2:32:05 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, while the finance minister cancels her Disney+ subscription to miraculously save Canadians from going to food banks, her government continues to tax Canadians to infinity and beyond. Proving how out of touch she really is, she goes on the Liberal-friendly CBC to say the carbon tax is helping Canadians. The reality is that emissions are up and the carbon tax is only helping her government's greed while the cost of heating homes is doubling. Why will the costly coalition not axe the tax on home heating and give Canadians a break?
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Context: House Hansard - 127 - Nov/15/22
Hon. Kerry-Lynne Findlay (South Surrey—White Rock, CPC)
  • Nov/15/22 3:28:49 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, since the NDP and Liberals signed the coalition agreement, the two parties have voted together over 90% of the time. In that period, Conservatives brought eight motions to the House calling for tax relief, and the coalition defeated all of them. The NDP is 60 for 60 on votes supporting government legislation. This is the 14th closure motion supported by the NDP to shut down debate, even though it used to call these motions undemocratic. Tonight, the hapless NDP is even prepared to vote for a motion that will further limit the resources of parliamentary committees doing very important business for Canadians. Is there anything the NDP will not do for the Prime Minister?
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Context: House Hansard - 127 - Nov/15/22
Mr. Michael Barrett (Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, CPC)
  • Nov/15/22 4:49:50 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I would draw the attention of the deputy House leader for the Liberal Party to the constitutional requirement for quorum in the House. Quorum is what is being suspended under this motion. That is the violation of the Constitution that would happen. That is what is undemocratic. Would the member support the Conservative amendment that would ensure that the work of committees is protected, to ensure there is a guarantee by the Clerk of the House that the work of committees would be uninterrupted by the coalition's attempt to silence the work of the opposition that Canadians have sent here? Will he support that critical amendment?
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Context: House Hansard - 127 - Nov/15/22
Mrs. Kelly Block (Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek, CPC)
  • Nov/15/22 6:43:01 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the opportunity to ask my colleague a question. I think she made some excellent points. I wonder if the member would agree with this. The bottom line here is that because the government's coalition partner does not like voting for time allocation or closure, this is the draconian measure the New Democrats are left with, and that they are doing it under the guise of giving members more time to speak. Would she agree with that assessment?
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