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House Hansard - 211

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 12, 2023 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 211 - Jun/12/23
Ms. Monique Pauzé (Repentigny, BQ)
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Mr. Speaker, earlier, in his speech, the House leader of the official opposition referred back to a time where, to make a change, there had to be consensus in the House. I will share a little story. Between 2015 and 2018, the government, which had a real majority—it was not a fake majority—wanted to have the House sit from Monday to Thursday. Only 10 Bloc MPs agreed with the majority government. For the NDP, we all needed to be here five days a week, it was important. It was the same thing for the Conservatives. In the end, the government did not implement that change because the House did not reach a consensus. What changed between 2015 and 2019, during my first term, and now?
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