Sukh Dhaliwal on Economic and Fiscal Statement

In the House of Commons on December 2nd, 2008. See this statement in context.

Economic and Fiscal StatementGovernment Orders

December 2nd, 2008 / 5:55 p.m.

Liberal

Sukh Dhaliwal Liberal Newton—North Delta, BC

Mr. Speaker, I would like to congratulate you on your appointment.

Would the hon. member for Edmonton—St. Albert call it democratic when the Prime Minister got a mandate from only 22% of Canadians? He got 36% of the vote and only 60% of Canadians voted. That equates to 22% of Canadians who voted for the Prime Minister.

Would he call that democratic? Is the Prime Minister he would support, the same prime minister who wanted to build firewalls around the province from which he comes?

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