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Rachael Thomas

  • Member of Parliament
  • Member of Parliament
  • Conservative
  • Lethbridge
  • Alberta
  • Voting Attendance: 65%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $131,565.29

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Context: House Hansard - 217 - Jun/20/23
Mrs. Rachael Thomas
  • Jun/20/23 11:30:03 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-18 
Madam Speaker, I will apologize for using that word. He misinformed the House.
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Context: House Hansard - 217 - Jun/20/23
Mrs. Rachael Thomas
  • Jun/20/23 11:29:54 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-18 
Madam Speaker, I said that the minister lied.
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Context: House Hansard - 217 - Jun/20/23
Mrs. Rachael Thomas (Lethbridge, CPC)
  • Jun/20/23 11:27:12 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-18 
Madam Speaker, the minister has disingenuously stated that the bill is about helping local newspapers, when, in fact, the Parliamentary Budget Officer, who is a non-partisan figure of this place, has reported that with the bill, the tune of 75%, the funding would go toward CBC, Bell Media and Rogers. These are the three big broadcasters. I would ask the minister this. Does that sound like newspapers to him, because it sure does not to me? To the point from the hon. member who went before me, for our local newspapers in ridings like Lethbridge, where we have towns like Picture Butte, Coaldale or Coalhurst that are trying to make a go of it with one journalist, the bill would leave them out in the cold. There are hundreds, if not thousands, across the country that are in a similar boat. Does that sound like supporting local news to the minister?
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Context: House Hansard - 69 - May/11/22
Mrs. Rachael Thomas (Lethbridge, CPC)
  • May/11/22 4:50:17 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-11 
Madam Speaker, what we continue to hear again and again from across the aisle is that there is an agenda that needs to be followed, and therefore there needs to be this push for Bill C-11 to be brought through the House of Commons without proper debate. That is wrong. That is absolutely anti-democratic. There are 338 elected individuals who were sent to this place to rigorously debate issues. That is our responsibility, and that responsibility is being taken from us right now. That is not just shameful for those who are in this House; it is actually shameful because of what it does to Canadians. I represent 125,000 people from the riding of Lethbridge. You just squashed their voices.
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