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House Hansard - 179

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 18, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 179 - Apr/18/23
Hon. Mark Holland (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)
  • Apr/18/23 2:34:12 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as the hon. member across is well aware, this government has taken a series of measures to help those who are dealing with the global impact of inflation, and the party opposite has voted against every single one of those measures and continues to oppose measures like the important grocery rebate that we put forward. However, I would say this to members of the party opposite. I get that they do not like the Prime Minister. I get that they have personal animosity and partisan attacks that they want to level against him, but I would ask them again: Do they believe that a prime minister should not be able to travel at Christmas with his family, or do they believe that he should not have security when he does so?
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Context: House Hansard - 179 - Apr/18/23
Hon. Mark Holland (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)
  • Apr/18/23 2:36:37 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister taking a vacation with his family over Christmas, with his friends, is a preoccupation— Some hon. members: Oh, oh!
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Context: House Hansard - 179 - Apr/18/23
Hon. Mark Holland
  • Apr/18/23 2:37:07 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it is clear in the questions, and in the way those questions are posed, that the interest of the party opposite is a partisan interest. It is an interest to attack to advance its partisan advantage. I would suggest to those members that, at this moment, when we are dealing with a series of issues on this planet, such as global inflation and the war in Europe, that their particular fixation with the Prime Minister being able to take a vacation with his family and friends at Christmas is very revealing.
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Context: House Hansard - 179 - Apr/18/23
Hon. Mark Holland (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)
  • Apr/18/23 2:38:10 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the question is clear. Can the Prime Minister go on vacation with his family? If the Prime Minister goes on vacation at Christmas with his family, can he have security for his family? If so, obviously, there is a cost for that. That cost is quite reasonable.
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Context: House Hansard - 179 - Apr/18/23
Hon. Mark Holland (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)
  • Apr/18/23 2:45:03 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister has been very clear that this is a family that he has had a close personal relationship with for 50 years. I do not know if the member opposite ever takes time at a friend's house over Christmas with his family, or what he does, but I would say— Some hon. members: Oh, oh!
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Context: House Hansard - 179 - Apr/18/23
Hon. Mark Holland
  • Apr/18/23 2:45:35 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, let us start from the top, which is that the Ethics Commissioner was consulted on this trip. The Ethics Commissioner cleared this trip. The Ethics Commissioner made it clear that this trip was appropriate. The member opposite has agreed that a prime minister should be given the opportunity to have a vacation. The member opposite has also agreed that security costs for the Prime Minister were reasonable. The Prime Minister spent Christmas with his family and close, personal family friends of over 50 years. Yes, that is what happened.
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