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House Hansard - 189

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 2, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 189 - May/2/23
Mr. Brian Masse (Windsor West, NDP)
  • May/2/23 10:36:01 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, I thank the opposition for raising the motion today. I hope the member actually apologizes. I saw him become unhinged in this chamber before and call the Speaker a damn disgrace. He actually apologized to me in the past— Some hon. members: Oh, oh.
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Context: House Hansard - 189 - May/2/23
Mr. Brian Masse
  • May/2/23 10:36:32 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, I do think it is relevant; it sets the tone in this chamber. At the same time, I will ask, quite quickly— Some hon. members: Oh, oh.
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Context: House Hansard - 189 - May/2/23
Mr. Brian Masse
  • May/2/23 10:36:54 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, I will go directly to the question. I will simply ask this. When he closed veterans' offices in my riding, was that a benefit to them getting housing or was it a distraction? I would like to know what he says about that.
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Context: House Hansard - 189 - May/2/23
Mr. Brian Masse (Windsor West, NDP)
  • May/2/23 1:05:21 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, one of the troubling aspects of the motion I am looking at is that there is talk about the free market just taking care of itself and getting out of the way. Meanwhile, the Conservatives want to use government, through a motion in the House of Commons, to actually tell the market what to do. Where I struggle with this motion is that, in the past in Windsor West, when we had a high unemployment rate, we were recruited by the military to serve in Afghanistan and in other types of overseas operations because of our high unemployment. There were billboards and a series of other things. Then the government at the time, under Harper, closed my veterans office, so when we had returning soldiers coming back with mental illness, stress and a whole series of issues, we did not have supports there anymore. We actually had people having to go to London, Ontario, 200 kilometres away, even to get counselling. My question for the member is this. When we have government policy dictating that our citizens must take extreme types of measures for all of us, is there not a role and responsibility for the House to also make things right at the end of the day?
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Context: House Hansard - 189 - May/2/23
Mr. Brian Masse (Windsor West, NDP)
  • May/2/23 3:10:19 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the late great Gordon Lightfoot sang “Lake Huron rolls, Superior sings” in his song The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, a tribute to the Great Lakes and their power. Our Great Lakes are a Canadian treasure, but from climate change to toxic waste pollution these lakes are increasingly under threat. Millions of people and several ecosystems are dependent on the largest concentration of fresh water in the world, yet, to our embarrassment, the government has not matched the U.S. in respecting our Great Lakes. While many great organizations are engaged in their protection, why is the Liberal government still refusing to show leadership on protecting our Great Lakes?
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