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Madam Speaker, it is interesting that you have made this ruling. Over the last week, several Liberal members of Parliament have—
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Madam Speaker, I think it was inadvertent, but the hon. Speaker used the proper name of a sitting member of Parliament when quoting the former Speaker. I am wondering if the Speaker wants to clarify the rules with regard to using the proper names of currently elected members of Parliament.
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Madam Speaker, that is the height of hypocrisy. The hon. member is complaining about those types of questions when, as a matter of fact, the member for Saint John—Rothesay actually asked the majority of his question about the leader of the official opposition, but then had a very small tie-back to the administration of government in the very last comments.
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I am being heckled by the member now recanting his initial comments. Madam Speaker, secondly, in terms of a question about calling an election, there is only one group of people in the House who arbitrarily can decide on the timing of an election. It is the government. It is the administration. It is an action of the administration of government to determine if it will ask the Governor General for…
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With regard to subsection 63(2) of the Access to Information Act: (a) how many reports has the Attorney General of Canada received from the Information Commissioner since January 1, 2024, concerning potential offences under federal or provincial laws; (b) of the reports in (a), how many has the Attorney General passed along to the appropriate police of jurisdiction; and (c) of the reports in (a) t…
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Mr. Speaker, Conservatives agree to apply the vote, with Conservatives voting against.
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Mr. Speaker, Conservatives agree to apply, with Conservatives voting against.
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Mr. Speaker, Conservatives agree to apply, with Conservatives voting in favour.
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Madam Speaker, I did not get to finish my question.
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Madam Speaker, it is important for everyone to understand what is happening in the House tonight. Remarkably, we are debating a confidence motion, one that has been publicized well over the last number of weeks. A re-engagement between the NDP and the Liberals has been enacted with the agreement to conduct two elements: One is this temporary tax trick, and there was another guarantee, an agreement…
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Madam Speaker, on a point of order, I would like you to find out who that was. That type of language in the House of Commons is clearly unparliamentary. What we heard from the video was completely inappropriate.
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Mr. Speaker, we request a recorded division.
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Madam Speaker, I rise on a point of order. Just moments ago, you ruled that my question was out of order because I was asking my colleague about what is clearly dissent by members of Parliament for a portion of the bill that has been stripped out. You ruled that the question was out of order. Madam Speaker, on what basis did you rule it to be out of order?
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Mr. Speaker, we do request a recorded division.
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Madam Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I think there is some debate right now with regard to what just happened, but I was here and wanted to make sure that my colleague from Calgary Forest Lawn had his additional papers. He did not. He was looking for them. I am working to make sure that he does have—
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Madam Speaker, is that an apology?
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Mr. Speaker, Conservatives agree to apply the vote, with Conservatives voting in favour.
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Mr. Speaker, Conservatives agree to apply the vote, with Conservatives voting against.
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Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives agree to apply the vote, with Conservatives voting in favour.
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Mr. Speaker, I listened with some interest to the speech of the member for Vaughan—Woodbridge. I have had many opportunities to speak with the member, as have many of my colleagues, over the last number of years. He has had impassioned conversations with many of us about how his government has failed his constituents. As a matter of fact, on many occasions, the hon. member broached the subject of …
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Madam Speaker, last year, the Liberals imposed a ban on military chaplains from reciting prayers on Remembrance Day. Chaplains, veterans and Canadians immediately fought back, and the government relented. Well, they did for a year. However, the directive is back. The Liberals are imposing their ideological ban yet again. Remembrance Day is a time for reflection, healing and hope. For many veterans…
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Madam Speaker, after relenting last year, the Liberal Minister of Defence promised that “chaplains are not—and will not—be banned from prayer on Remembrance Day”. However, that is not true. The Liberals have now issued an even more draconian order, saying that chaplains will be monitored and that disciplinary measures will be imposed on those who say the word “God” or those who pray. This censorsh…
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With regard to contracts between any government department, agency, Crown corporation, or other government entity and Speakers Spotlight, since November 4, 2015: what are the details of each contract, including the (i) date of event associated with the contract, (ii) amount, (iii) name of the speaker, (iv) event description and purpose of the speech?
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With regard to the increase to capital gains taxes announced in budget 2024: prior to the release of budget 2024, did the government consult anyone on these tax increases, and, if so, what are the details, including (i) who was consulted, (ii) how they were consulted, (iii) when they were consulted?
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Mr. Speaker, we agree to apply the vote, with the Conservatives voting yea.
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Mr. Speaker, Conservatives agree to apply the vote, with Conservatives voting in favour.
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Mr. Speaker, I think that if you seek it, you will find unanimous consent to proceed to a voice vote.
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Madam Speaker, there is another Liberal member saying, “Call the question.” We will. What the Liberals so desperately want us to do is to shut up about the corruption scandal.
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Madam Speaker, I hear the Liberals laughing, chuckling and saying that would not be the case. Well, I wonder whether the hon. member would put that to the test. The member has all of a sudden lost his tongue. If he actually believed that were false, he would be happily trucking the documents over to the RCMP and saying, “Look through them. We have nothing to hide.” What they have is something to h…
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Madam Speaker, today, we find ourselves in an incredible mess. I have been around this place for some time, and I can tell members that it is rare for a government to be so blatantly obvious in protecting those who have engaged in outright corruption. One would wonder this: What drives this unbelievable motivation to ensure that the evidence on the corruption that has been uncovered by committee m…
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Madam Speaker, there is clearly incredible unease on the other side.
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Madam Speaker, I hear some Liberals say that it is nothing. I do remember when governments worried about every dollar, dime, nickel and penny that was spent to ensure that they got the best return for the people from whom the money had been taken. It is unbelievable that we have now gotten to a point where $400 million here or a billion dollars there goes into the ether and Canadians live in a mor…
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Madam Speaker, the heckling continues. As a matter of fact, I am hearing the Liberals saying that they want to speak to this. I know that they do, because there are backbencher Liberals over there who did not get elected for this to happen. They have no idea why their counterparts in cabinet and the Prime Minister allowed it to happen. They did not get elected so Liberal insiders could sign cheque…
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Madam Speaker, they are clapping now because that is exactly what they want. They want us to engage in their cover-up alongside them—
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Madam Speaker, the hon. member talked about the F-35 jets. He claimed that was a scandal because a fund was put forward to study whether it would be the right jet for our Canadian men and women in uniform. The NDP and the Liberals ran election campaigns calling it a scandal, saying that this jet should not be chosen by the Canadian military and our air force. What happened? After the Liberals star…
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Madam Speaker, just because the NDP calls something a scandal does not make it a scandal. What is remarkable—
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Madam Speaker, there is no question that we have seen the most centralizing government under the NDP-Liberals over the last nine years. It has been noted that it is not just the Government of Quebec fighting the government. Again and again, provincial governments across this country have been forced to take the Liberal-NDP government to court. Take the imposition of the carbon tax, which has devas…
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Madam Speaker, you asked her several times to quit heckling. I assumed she was disappointed with the results. The fact is that crime is up under the government. As a matter of fact, what is heartbreaking is that more people are not being arrested for the crimes being committed across this country. They should be marched away to prison, not just returned back to the streets. That includes the white…
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Madam Speaker, the member for Waterloo is very disappointed by the facts. The fact is—
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Madam Speaker, I know the hon. member is heckling me having been reminded of that. It is disappointing to her, and maybe she is learning it for the first time. There is no—
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These are important questions, Madam Speaker. Can the RCMP get these documents without the government releasing them? The short answer is no. The RCMP cannot get unredacted documentation, and this is important. The hon. member is shaking her head as if this is news to her. This is exactly why we are here. It is what brought us to this point. The Speaker has ruled, exactly to this point, that the c…
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Madam Speaker, the hon. member from the Liberals is yelling, “Let them.” The RCMP cannot do its job if it does not have the evidence, and the government knows that. The government has used the protection of cabinet confidences to keep it out of legal trouble in the past. The Liberals will use whatever tool of government they can possibly use to ensure that the RCMP cannot do its job. That is why P…
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Madam Speaker, what is unbelievable is that the hon. member from the NDP is yelling, “Tax the corporations.” What is incredible is that the rich are paying less today than they did a decade ago. The average person who has to pay the bills is paying more. Why is everyone paying more and getting less? It is because of the very few who are getting ahead and getting more. They are the Liberal insiders…
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Madam Speaker, now a member of the NDP is yelling at me, saying that this is capitalism. That is what it is. What is incredible is that it has been under the co-operation with the NDP that we have seen the reduction in the size of the pie and the amount that each person gets to eat. The experiment has gone completely off the rails. It has been unbelievable to watch the New Democrats agree time and…
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With regard to government dealings with economists Jim Stanford, Andrew Sharpe, Mostafa Askari, Mel Cappe, Marc Lévesque formerly of the Public Sector Pension Investment Board, Don Drummond, Kevin Milligan, Stephen Gordon, Andrew Leach, Paul Beaudry, Pierre Fortin, and Mike Moffat, since November 4, 2015: (a) which of the economists above have received government contracts; (b) what are the detail…
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With regard to government dealings with Pollara Strategic Insights (PSI) since January 1, 2020: (a) what are the details of all contracts signed between government departments and agencies and PSI, including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) amount, (iii) description of goods or services, (iv) manner in which the contract was awarded (sole-sourced or competitive bid), (v) topics of research or polling…
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With regard to government expenditures related to preparations for committee appearances by ministers, government officials, or representatives of any government department, agency, Crown corporation or other government entity, or for appearances by any former official, since January 1, 2019: what are the details of each expenditure, including the (i) date of the contract, (ii) vendor, (iii) descr…
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Madam Speaker, I think the question is a very important one. I do not stand here as myself; I stand here as the voice of those who sent me here, as does every member of the chamber. What an idea it is that the Speaker would in fact be engaging in partisan preferences in the House and not enforcing the rules as they are set out to ensure fair play, not ensuring that all members are treated equally …
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Madam Speaker, there have been many times. I have played a number of sports, and from time to time players get frustrated with the referee. I have been there and done that. When a call comes in the player's favour, they are happy, but when it does not, of course they claim that the referee is favouring the other side. However, the current Speaker, I believe, consistently in the House has heard one…
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