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House Hansard - 293

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 21, 2024 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 293 - Mar/21/24
Mr. Alain Therrien (La Prairie, BQ)
  • Mar/21/24 10:13:26 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to add my comments to the question of privilege that the member for Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier raised yesterday. Monday, at the very end of the debate on the NDP opposition motion, the government introduced an amendment in English only, and the House had to debate it without any French translation for the francophone members. The Bloc Québécois acted responsibly just after the government introduced the amendment and had the member for Longueuil—Saint-Hubert inform the Speaker that it was impossible for the Bloc Québécois to continue the debate or to take a stance because the government's amendment was not available in French. In the end, members got access to the French version about 40 minutes later. We are of the opinion that there is a prima facie breach of parliamentary privilege, and I am asking you to rule accordingly and send the matter to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs.
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Context: House Hansard - 293 - Mar/21/24
Mr. Alain Therrien (La Prairie, BQ)
  • Mar/21/24 2:25:58 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we are barely one-third of the way through the parliamentary year, and the Liberals are already breaking records for refusing legitimate requests from Quebec. They have said no to the right to opt out of pharmacare, no to the right to opt out of dental care, no to advance requests for medical assistance in dying, no to full powers in immigration, no to paying back the billion dollars for asylum seekers, and no to Bill 21. It seems like a competition. They have started a “no” pool, but they are in for a shock when the time comes to claim their prize. Do they not realize that there is only so much disrespect Quebeckers can take?
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Context: House Hansard - 293 - Mar/21/24
Mr. Alain Therrien (La Prairie, BQ)
  • Mar/21/24 2:27:05 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, their “no” list is so long that it stretches all the way to the north shore. I could go on and on. Ottawa says no to transferring funds for infrastructure and housing, no to repatriating culture, no to establishing a single tax return, no to abolishing the monarchy. It is always no, no, no, no. Gilles Vigneault said the following: When you sow such a strong wind You will reap the storm that's brewing Perhaps you don't see your own undoing. Do these parties realize that, after being told “no” time and time again, Quebeckers will soon be saying “yes”?
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