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Member of the Subcommittee on Review of Parliament’s involvement with associations and recognized Interparliamentary groups Deputy House leader of the New Democratic Party

Lindsay Mathyssen

  • Member of Parliament
  • Member of the Subcommittee on Review of Parliament’s involvement with associations and recognized Interparliamentary groups Deputy House leader of the New Democratic Party
  • NDP
  • London—Fanshawe
  • Ontario
  • Voting Attendance: 66%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $131,911.16

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Context: House Hansard - 218 - Jun/21/23
Ms. Lindsay Mathyssen (London—Fanshawe, NDP)
  • Jun/21/23 7:20:19 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, one thing that has been brought to mind by this motion is the focus on this idea of returning to balanced budgets. In times past, during both Conservative and Liberal majority governments, they tried to make themselves look better by balancing the budget. To do this, not only did they cut services, but they also cut housing strategies and a lot of things Canadians depend upon. They also raided the employment insurance fund, which was paid for by the deferred wages of workers. What is the member's perspective on that? I would really love to hear.
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Context: House Hansard - 127 - Nov/15/22
Ms. Lindsay Mathyssen (London—Fanshawe, NDP)
  • Nov/15/22 3:38:39 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I find it interesting when the Conservatives talk so much about efficiency and the resources of the House. Maybe we could talk about how that balance is created, in terms of what we are trying to do today, in terms of passing some legislation and having that meaningful discussion, not hurting democracy but expanding democracy, having the conversations that are needed and doing so in a balanced way to ensure that we can be as efficient as possible and financially efficient as well.
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Context: House Hansard - 36 - Feb/21/22
Ms. Lindsay Mathyssen (London—Fanshawe, NDP)
  • Feb/21/22 7:50:42 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, I appreciate the intervention from my hon. colleague. It was balanced; it was calm; it was fair. That is something that has not necessarily happened all the time here in the last few days, so I appreciate that. One of the things he was talking about was the government not having to use this legislation. However, it was the Ottawa interim police chief himself who said it was not until he had the abilities from the invocation from the Emergencies Act that he could actually do the job he needed to do, and that he could use all of those pieces of legislation available to him at all the different levels of government to do what he needed to do. Could the member explain why the police chief, in that specific position, would actually say that, if it was not the case?
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