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House Hansard - 131

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 21, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 131 - Nov/21/22
Mr. Pat Kelly (Calgary Rocky Ridge, CPC)
  • Nov/21/22 12:14:31 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-32 
Madam Speaker, the very fact that we are having this debate is disappointing enough, but it is even more disappointing to hear once again how the New Democrats have completely surrendered to the Liberal Party and become literally the lapdogs of the Liberal government. I was on the finance committee—
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Context: House Hansard - 131 - Nov/21/22
Mr. Pat Kelly
  • Nov/21/22 12:15:19 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-32 
I will spare you the research and I will withdraw the term if that would please you, Madam Speaker. I was on the finance committee with the House leader of the New Democratic Party and I remember a time when he took seriously his obligation as a member of the opposition to oppose legislation where necessary and actually to take seriously parliamentary norms and the parliamentary duties and responsibilities of a member elected in opposition to the government. It is very disappointing—
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Context: House Hansard - 131 - Nov/21/22
Mr. Pat Kelly
  • Nov/21/22 12:16:21 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-32 
Madam Speaker, I will let that part of it speak for itself. That is the extent to which this costly coalition is imposing itself on Canadians. With respect to getting back to the bill itself, we heard an absurd speech from the government House leader last week on Motion No. 22, where he completely dismissed the idea that members should speak to legislation and justification of the draconian actions they take to limit debate in this House. We have a bill that would give Canadians more debt, more spending, more taxes, more inflation and higher interest rates, yet the minister would have us shut down debate before members have been able to weigh in and let their own constituents know, by using their voices in the House of Commons, to put their opinion on record on this bill. He should be ashamed of himself. I will let him weigh in on that and comment if he may.
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