44th Parl. 1st Sess.

February 15, 2024 10:00AM

Context: House Hansard - 283 - Feb/15/24

Ms. Elizabeth May (Saanich—Gulf Islands, GP)

Feb/15/24 11:48:26 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, this morning is my first opportunity to take part in this debate. I have heard a few comments from people who think the Government of Canada is going to have a hand in murdering Canadians. I know it has come up in a point of order. We are stuck, but it does not mean that anyone wants to murder any Canadians. I think we need to be concerned, with a choice and a debate this deeply personal and moral, and with such complicated questions. Given the constraints of Supreme Court decisions and the work of the Senate, how do we keep the focus here not on the partisanship of this place but on making and passing good laws?

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Context: House Hansard - 283 - Feb/15/24

Mr. Luc Thériault

Feb/15/24 11:49:25 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, I challenge anyone to find petty partisanship or political calculation in any of my speeches. I always focus on the issue at hand. Since 2015, what I have come to realize is that, unfortunately, parliamentarians here in the House are not on the same page as Quebec parliamentarians. Time for reflection is sorely lacking here. We could have had some time for reflection—since 2021, actually—but the government dragged its feet. That meant that we had less time and less of an opportunity to do thorough work. The issue of mental disorders is now being postponed until 2027, which basically amounts to choosing not to deal with this issue. I would like us to work on this issue immediately after royal assent, but that is not going to happen.

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