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House Hansard - 177

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 31, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 177 - Mar/31/23
Ms. Jennifer O'Connell (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities, Lib.)
  • Mar/31/23 11:53:40 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, it is interesting that the Conservatives raised this question, because it was in fact Conservative members who underfunded and did not increase funding to the Great Lakes Fishery Commission. There is good news. In this budget, we corrected the previous mistakes of the Conservatives— Some hon. members: Oh, oh!
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Context: House Hansard - 177 - Mar/31/23
Ms. Jennifer O'Connell
  • Mar/31/23 11:54:17 a.m.
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They can continue to heckle me because they do not like the facts. The fact is that we are actually investing in our Great Lakes. We are going to continue to protect them, while the Conservatives allowed them to be underfunded and did not take the protection of our Great Lakes seriously.
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Context: House Hansard - 177 - Mar/31/23
Ms. Jennifer O'Connell (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities, Lib.)
  • Mar/31/23 12:03:33 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, on the contrary, the PROC committee has been working diligently on this issue, continuing to hold more meetings to bring in more witnesses as opposition members have requested, and we support that. We will continue to work with the committee to find the most appropriate time, because the committee has other business as well, but this is a top priority to ensure that we are dealing with the issues of foreign interference, and we will continue to work hard on that.
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Context: House Hansard - 177 - Mar/31/23
Ms. Jennifer O'Connell (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities, Lib.)
  • Mar/31/23 12:09:44 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I am absolutely disgusted that the member opposite would outright lie, and yes, I am saying “outright lie”. I absolutely said— Some hon. members: Oh, oh!
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Context: House Hansard - 177 - Mar/31/23
Ms. Jennifer O'Connell
  • Mar/31/23 12:10:13 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, the exchange that happened was that the member opposite said to me, “You know, you don't have to be so mean all the time”, and I responded, “Like I care about your opinion of me.” For the member to actually use such a disgusting lie to try to defame—
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Context: House Hansard - 177 - Mar/31/23
Ms. Jennifer O'Connell
  • Mar/31/23 12:11:05 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I will withdraw the word but the sentiment remains, that it absolutely did not— Some hon. members: Oh, oh!
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