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House Hansard - 211

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 12, 2023 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 211 - Jun/12/23
Ms. Lindsay Mathyssen (London—Fanshawe, NDP)
  • Jun/12/23 9:29:50 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I have spent a lot of time trying to get young women to enter this place and get involved in politics, and often they have a lot of questions about a lot of things, like the toxicity of social media, the time requirements, their ability to take care of their kids and the work-life balance. One of the things I tell them about, which I have to say is unfortunate because hybrid is not confirmed, is what hybrid has allowed a lot of women to do in the House to do this job. It is an incredibly important voice that women bring to this place. It is not just women, but all people of different equity-seeking groups. Could the member talk more about that and how hybrid can help?
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Context: House Hansard - 211 - Jun/12/23
Ms. Lindsay Mathyssen (London—Fanshawe, NDP)
  • Jun/12/23 11:03:35 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, it is very clear that the majority of the House wants hybrid Parliament. The member talked a lot about consensus and building that consensus. Could he provide the House, right now, with an absolute? We have seen many times Conservatives filibuster their way. He was talking about resources in the House being taken up, and I would argue that a lot of that has been through a lot of the filibusters by the Conservative Party. However, can he commit right now to not filibuster? We could move forward in a consensus-based way by saying that a hybrid model is what the majority wants. Would the Conservatives not filibuster that decision so we can move forward in a very productive way to build a hybrid Parliament together?
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