House of Commons Hansard #26 of the 43rd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was debate.

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Opposition Motion—Additional Allotted DaysBusiness of SupplyGovernment Orders

2:05 p.m.

Conservative

Chris d'Entremont Conservative West Nova, NS

Madam Speaker, why are we here today, talking about this motion? Let me read the motion one more time. It states:

That, notwithstanding Standing Order 81, for the supply period ending March 26, 2020, three additional allotted days shall be added for a total of 10, provided that one of the additional days is allotted to the Conservative Party, one of the additional day is allotted to the Bloc Québécois, and one of the additional days is allotted to the New Democratic Party, and, if necessary to accommodate these additional days, the supply period may be extended to April 2, 2020, and no allotted days shall fall on a Wednesday or a Friday.

The motion is clear in that we as opposition members feel that our voices have not been heard , but will be heard more clearly due to the dates we have put forward.

I have heard what the member for Winnipeg North and other Liberal MPs have said about this They do not know why we are doing this. How dare we bring up such a procedural issue in the House of Commons.

It really boils down to the fact that the Liberals do not understand it. They still have that tinge of arrogance that they had prior to the last election. They still feel they are completely in charge and that the opposition is just a bother. The Liberals do not want to deal with us. The Liberals say that they want to collaborate with us, that they want to work together, because that is the message they heard from Canadians. That is not real at all. They want to collaborate when it is good for their agenda, when it involves things they want to do. They expect us to say okay. They expect us to collaborate and do as we are told. That is not right. This is about not that. This is about true collaboration on the floor of the House.

Arrogance is one word that we can use, but quite honestly it is just a misunderstanding. Government members have not quite received the message yet. It is a very tough lesson to learn and one I hope today, with this motion going forward, they will learn and understand that we have needs for our communities as well. We have constituents who have issues that need to be brought forward in this Parliament and we need the opportunity to do that. We need to know that the government is listening and that our issues will be moved upon.

I spent 16 years in the Nova Scotia legislature, many of those years as the house leader for the official opposition. There is nothing harder to deal with than a Liberal government, even a provincial one. Provincially it is the same thing. It is hard to believe. It is like déjà vu from one house to this House. I am seeing the same kind of discord happening.

I am new. I expected things to work a little differently here, but we have the same problems. The Liberals think it is all us. They think the Conservatives are against everything the Liberals do. How dare we oppose this or say that. They do not understand, particularly when we do not get the answers we want or they produce written answers to our questions that are incorrect.

We sat here through the Prime Minister's day. What a benefit that was for all of us. What wonderful answers we received from the right hon. Prime Minister.

On Wednesday, when I asked him the question about Trikafta, I have never been more embarrassed for a family to hear the kind of answer I received. I heard the member for Winnipeg North say that the government gave us the opposition day, that the government gave us the Prime Minister's question period, where he would answer all the questions. My goodness, if he actually answered a question, we might have been happy with it. Instead, we get platitudes, non-answers and we get blamed.

The other part I find truly disheartening on the floor of the House of Commons is that the Liberals blame everyone but themselves. The Liberals have been government for five long, hard, dark years and the country continues to get behind. It continues to fail because of the inaction of the government.

Look at the blockades. Pick a topic of today: Canadians are unhappy with the way the government is putting things forward. The government is trying to manage an economy it does not understand and issues it does not want to understand, and it will continue to blame everyone else.

Opposition Motion—Additional Allotted DaysBusiness of SupplyGovernment Orders

2:15 p.m.

NDP

The Assistant Deputy Speaker NDP Carol Hughes

It being 2:15 p.m. it is my duty to interrupt the proceedings and put forthwith every question necessary to dispose of the business of supply.

The question is on the motion. Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?

Opposition Motion—Additional Allotted DaysBusiness of SupplyGovernment Orders

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Some hon. members

Agreed.

No.

Opposition Motion—Additional Allotted DaysBusiness of SupplyGovernment Orders

2:15 p.m.

NDP

The Assistant Deputy Speaker NDP Carol Hughes

All those in favour of the motion will please say yea.

Opposition Motion—Additional Allotted DaysBusiness of SupplyGovernment Orders

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Some hon. members

Yea.

Opposition Motion—Additional Allotted DaysBusiness of SupplyGovernment Orders

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NDP

The Assistant Deputy Speaker NDP Carol Hughes

All those opposed will please say nay.

Opposition Motion—Additional Allotted DaysBusiness of SupplyGovernment Orders

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Some hon. members

Nay.

Opposition Motion—Additional Allotted DaysBusiness of SupplyGovernment Orders

2:15 p.m.

NDP

The Assistant Deputy Speaker NDP Carol Hughes

In my opinion the nays have it.

And five or more members having risen:

Pursuant to Standing Order 45, the recorded division stands deferred until Monday, March 9, at the ordinary hour of daily adjournment.

Public SafetyGovernment Orders

2:15 p.m.

NDP

Alexandre Boulerice NDP Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie, QC

Madam Speaker, I believe that you will find unanimous consent in the House on the following motion:

That the House condemn the decal that has come out in the news today, promoting violent sexual assault on a young environmental activist as well as all other threats, racist, and intolerant views and attacks that this image opens to door to.

Public SafetyGovernment Orders

2:15 p.m.

NDP

The Assistant Deputy Speaker NDP Carol Hughes

Does the hon. member for Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie have the unanimous consent of the House?

Public SafetyGovernment Orders

2:15 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

Public SafetyGovernment Orders

2:15 p.m.

NDP

The Assistant Deputy Speaker NDP Carol Hughes

(Motion agreed to)

Public SafetyGovernment Orders

2:15 p.m.

Liberal

Kevin Lamoureux Liberal Winnipeg North, MB

Madam Speaker, I suspect if you were to canvass the House you would find unanimous consent to call it 2:30 p.m. at this time.

Public SafetyGovernment Orders

2:15 p.m.

NDP

The Assistant Deputy Speaker NDP Carol Hughes

Does the hon. member have unanimous consent to see the clock at 2:30 p.m.?

Public SafetyGovernment Orders

2:15 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

Public SafetyGovernment Orders

2:15 p.m.

NDP

The Assistant Deputy Speaker NDP Carol Hughes

It being 2:30 p.m., the House stands adjourned until Monday, March 9, 2020, at 11 a.m., pursuant to Standing Orders 28(2) and 24(1).

(The House adjourned at 2:19 p.m.)