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House Hansard - 246

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 3, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 246 - Nov/3/23
Mr. Alistair MacGregor (Cowichan—Malahat—Langford, NDP)
  • Nov/3/23 10:45:35 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-57 
Madam Speaker, I have a similar question to the one that was just asked. There have been times when Bill C-57 was scheduled for debate and, for one reason or another, my Conservative colleagues decided that debating concurrence in a committee report was more important. If, as my colleague emphasized in his speech, the relationship between Ukraine and Canada is so important, does he see the importance of eventually getting to a vote on the bill, and are there particular sections of the legislation that he thinks the committee needs to pay more attention to? I would like to get a little more clarity on that from my Conservative colleagues. This is not a question with an agenda; I am just genuinely curious whether they eventually want to get to a vote on this and improve it at committee.
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Context: House Hansard - 246 - Nov/3/23
Mr. Alistair MacGregor (Cowichan—Malahat—Langford, NDP)
  • Nov/3/23 1:02:53 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-57 
Mr. Speaker, I will agree with my colleague that it is hard not to see a pattern this week, as on both Wednesday and Friday, Bill C-57 was scheduled. It is made all the more odd by the fact that most people in Canada who claim Ukrainian descent live in an area represented by Conservative MPs. I hope those Conservative MPs are able to explain themselves to their constituents. I want to ask my hon. colleague a question about this report. We know that the Arctic Ocean is warming at a rate that is seven times the global average. We know that the loss of permafrost and the opening of sea lanes present an existential threat to our military capabilities and Arctic communities there. We were disappointed in not seeing any emphasis in the report on that particular point. I am wondering if my colleague can comment on the need to focus more attention on how a warming climate is affecting our capabilities there.
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