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Rachel Blaney

  • Member of Parliament
  • NDP
  • North Island—Powell River
  • British Columbia
  • Voting Attendance: 64%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $145,542.18

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Context: House Hansard - 171 - Mar/22/23
Ms. Rachel Blaney
  • Mar/22/23 7:11:55 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, if the member would stop yelling, I would certainly be happy to answer the question. At the end of the day, our commitment, which I noted repeatedly in my speech, is to Canadians. We feel strongly that this needs to be voted on. Canadians want to see where we are on the public inquiry. Our leader asked for it first. We have heard other leaders asked for it. It took them a while, but this is how we can be transparent to Canadians and that is our goal.
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Context: House Hansard - 90 - Jun/16/22
Ms. Rachel Blaney (North Island—Powell River, NDP)
  • Jun/16/22 7:58:02 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, I want to thank the member for her very impressive speech in the House today. I learn something from her every time she presents here. One of the core messages I heard is that we have never gotten to the goal. I want her to explain that to the House. Despite Conservative and Liberal governments taking turns, why is it that we still, as Canadians, have never reached this commitment to make sure that we are supporting people across the world so they do not go hungry?
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Context: House Hansard - 72 - May/16/22
Ms. Rachel Blaney
  • May/16/22 8:34:31 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-14 
Madam Speaker, that is an important question. My response is it does break down those opportunities for connection with leadership. People want promises to be followed through on. It was most disheartening for me because of the amount of work that the committee did. It was a significant report. I really hope that all Canadians take an opportunity to at least read the recommendations. The report talked about the next steps that need to be taken. The minister of the day treated it as if it was too complex and that it did not do what it said it did, which I completely disagree with. These are important things. We have to follow through on our commitments. We have to let Canadians have a voice in that process. A promise was made, but the promise was not kept. Even the process of how that was laid out was absolutely flawed. It does breed cynicism, which can make all of our jobs much more difficult.
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