44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 23, 2023 10:00AM
- Nov/23/23 11:14:43 a.m.
- Watch
Mr. Speaker, it has been eight years of the government's failing Canadians over and over again. The reason we are in the circumstances we are in today in this country is the economic decisions of the government, along with increased taxes at a time when Canadians are earning less and the cost of everything is more. The question the government is not answering and that Canadians are asking, which is more important to them even than this, is why it chooses not to take responsibility for the fact that Canadians are in the urgent scenarios they are in today because of decisions made by the government.
When will the government do what the Conservative Party has said from the very beginning? Our leader recognized a long time ago that this was going to be an issue. The government refused to respond to it in any way, so when will the government do the things that will get the long-term and fast responses this country needs and remove the carbon tax so Canadians can afford to live and inflation will go down? Those are the things Canadians need from the government.
192 words
- Hear!
- Rabble!
- add
- star_border
- share
- Nov/23/23 12:33:16 p.m.
- Watch
Madam Speaker, can the member share with this place recommendations we have tried over and over again to extend to the government to use that would do far more to meet the needs of Canadians at this point in time?
40 words
- Hear!
- Rabble!
- add
- star_border
- share
- Nov/23/23 3:25:58 p.m.
- Watch
Mr. Speaker, my understanding is that we cannot say indirectly in the House what we cannot say directly. I am of Canadian Ukrainian heritage. My grandfather came here just before the Holodomor, and every statement today that was said against me on that side of the House, in regard to my decision on my vote, is—
Some hon. members: Oh, oh!
62 words
- Hear!
- Rabble!
- add
- star_border
- share
- Nov/23/23 8:03:10 p.m.
- Watch
Mr. Speaker, on a point of order, I think it is time for the member to move on to the topic of debate tonight. I know it is late and there are very few people in this room and that he can go on and on with his misrepresentation of the facts. I am a proud Ukrainian person from Canada, and I am tired of hearing this in our House. It is time to move on.
76 words
- Hear!
- Rabble!
- add
- star_border
- share
- Nov/23/23 9:21:34 p.m.
- Watch
Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. We are not allowed, according to the government's Speaker in the chair, to do something indirectly that we cannot do directly. This has happened over and over today, and now this speaker is challenging my Canadian-Ukrainian heritage on this side of the floor, as though somehow, because I made a choice in the House to vote a different way than he did, he has the right to stand here to challenge—
Mr. Chris Bittle: Speak through the Speaker and not to me.
Mrs. Cathay Wagantall: I said “he”.
Mr. Speaker, he is challenging my heritage. My grandfather came to this country just before the Holodomor took place. I would encourage him to get off of his rant—
132 words
- Hear!
- Rabble!
- add
- star_border
- share
- Nov/23/23 9:43:23 p.m.
- Watch
Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. Again, in another case, the member indicated we did not support with our vote the child care bill, which is not true. I would appreciate it if he would correct his record.
41 words
- Hear!
- Rabble!
- add
- star_border
- share
- Nov/23/23 9:44:51 p.m.
- Watch
Mr. Speaker, you have made it clear that we cannot say indirectly what we cannot say directly. This individual, like all others across the floor who spoke to our vote on Ukraine, has misled this House. I am a Canadian Ukrainian and I chose my vote. No one told me on this side of the floor how to vote. This is inappropriate and misleading.
64 words
- Hear!
- Rabble!
- add
- star_border
- share
