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Member of Parliament

John Brassard

  • Member of Parliament
  • Conservative
  • Barrie—Innisfil
  • Ontario
  • Voting Attendance: 67%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $99,360.72

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Context: House Hansard - 214 - Jun/15/23
Mr. John Brassard
  • Jun/15/23 6:58:11 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I think I was pretty clear in what I said, which was that there is no other western democracy. I was referring specifically to national legislatures. There are provincial legislatures in Canada, but not one of them is using a hybrid model or a voting app. They have all returned to some sense of normalcy, and that is specifically where we need to go. We cannot continue down this path, because, as I said earlier, we are going to continue to see a further decline in democracy.
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Context: House Hansard - 72 - May/16/22
Mr. John Brassard (Barrie—Innisfil, CPC)
  • May/16/22 8:35:33 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-14 
Madam Speaker, I really enjoy working with the hon. member in the time that we have been here, since 2015. I want to pick up on a point that the hon. member made. I recall when the electoral reform committee was constituted, there was a tremendous amount of work that went into it. The member for Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston was on that committee. There were recommendations that all of the opposition parties agreed to, not the least of which was to recommend the idea of proportional representation, but again, bring it to Canadians in a referendum. There can be an argument made as to where we go. I understand that the NDP is in favour of a citizens' assembly, but would she not agree with me and reaffirm that a promise was not kept by the Prime Minister? He did not get his preferred choice of voting, which would have been a ranked system, but more so, the issue of proportional representation, bringing it to Canadians and letting them decide on what type of voting system should be enacted is important.
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Context: House Hansard - 72 - May/16/22
Mr. John Brassard (Barrie—Innisfil, CPC)
  • May/16/22 12:44:33 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-14 
Madam Speaker, the hon. member referenced the electoral reform committee and the study that was done. I know that the hon. member for Saanich—Gulf Islands was on that committee. The hon. member was not here, but there was a consensus among opposition parties to bring proportional representation to the House, with the caveat that a referendum be put to Canadians with an understanding, of course, that it is not parliamentarians who own the voting system in this country; it is Canadians. It was a reasonable proposal on the part of the opposition members, yet the Liberal government voted against it at the time because ranked ballots were not its preferred choice. I am wondering if the member could comment on his disappointment, which we all had, that we did not get to that point because of the government.
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