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House Hansard - 268

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 14, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 268 - Dec/14/23
The Deputy Speaker
  • Dec/14/23 10:05:13 a.m.
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Merry Christmas and happy new year to you as well. We have a dissenting opinion from the Conservatives. The hon. member for St. Albert—Edmonton.
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Context: House Hansard - 268 - Dec/14/23
Mr. Michael Cooper (St. Albert—Edmonton, CPC)
  • Dec/14/23 10:05:24 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I rise to present a dissenting report from the Conservative members on the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs. There is a long-standing tradition and expectation that the Speaker be impartial and non-partisan. That expectation was shattered by the current Speaker when he engaged in partisan commentary no less than on three occasions in the span of a week. This demonstrated not only a lack of judgment but a betrayal of the trust of all hon. members in this House. I would note that both the official opposition and the third party, comprising nearly half of the members in this House, have called on the Speaker to resign. I would submit that it is untenable in the circumstances that he continue in his high office. In order to restore the trust and confidence of all hon. members in the speakership, it is with regret that Conservatives call on the current Speaker to resign.
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Context: House Hansard - 268 - Dec/14/23
Mrs. Claude DeBellefeuille (Salaberry—Suroît, BQ)
  • Dec/14/23 10:06:40 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it was with great sadness and a sense of regret that we prepared a dissenting opinion—
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Context: House Hansard - 268 - Dec/14/23
Mrs. Claude DeBellefeuille
  • Dec/14/23 10:07:26 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I will not talk for long because we have important work to do. It is with regret and some sadness that the Bloc Québécois is presenting a dissenting opinion, but the impartiality of a Speaker is really very important to us. There must be zero tolerance for bias. We are of the opinion that the Speaker's mistake is unforgivable and that he must resign. In our dissenting opinion, we provided a detailed explanation as to why we asked him to make the right choice and step down, because he failed in his duties. We want the House to run smoothly, and the best way to make that happen is to have a Speaker who has the full confidence of all the elected members of the House.
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