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Business of Supply express its desire to sever ties between the Canadian State and the British monarchy, and call on the government to take the actions necessary to do so. I may not be a constitutionalist, but I am deeply democratic. All over the world, people are condemning the fact that democracy
October 25th, 2022House debate
Business of Supply Madam Speaker, the great journalist and pamphleteer Arthur Buies made the following forceful statement in 1869: “A republic is the government for men; a monarchy is the government for children”. A government for children indeed, or a system of governance that fully acknowledges
October 25th, 2022House debate
Business of Supply , in its preamble, that Canada is a democratic state and that the House of Commons believes in the principle of equality for all. Therefore, the motion calls on the House to express a desire to sever ties between the Canadian state and the British monarchy. When I was approaching
October 25th, 2022House debate
Business of Supply rest with the monarchy, so here today we have a fun coincidence where we can talk about the cold, hard cash, about the business of supply and also about the monarchical roots of this process. I would like to draw the attention of the House to the concept of grievance before supply
October 25th, 2022House debate
John NaterConservative
Business of Supply Madam Speaker, I was saying that we have been hearing, all day long, from Conservatives, Liberals and even NDP members that there other priorities to be dealt with today besides talking about the monarchy. That is true, they are quite right and we have never denied
October 25th, 2022House debate
Martin ChampouxBloc
Business of Supply a big show of their Canadian pride by trying to protect a foreign institution at all costs. What is so typically Canadian about the British monarchy? I hear the Conservatives and Liberals telling us how proud they are of Canada, telling us that it is the best and most beautiful
October 25th, 2022House debate
Business of Supply questions about the relevance of constitutional monarchies in the 21st century, and a number of western democracies remain constitutional monarchies. Nevertheless, I understand why, for some, the idea of having a British monarch as head of the Canadian state no longer seems relevant
October 25th, 2022House debate
Adam van KoeverdenLiberal
Business of Supply moved: That, given that, (i) Canada is a democratic state, (ii) this House believes in the principle of equality for all, the House express its desire to sever ties between the Canadian State and the British monarchy, and call on the government to take the actions
October 25th, 2022House debate
Business of Supply , in part by ending our ties with the monarchy. We are living in an important time. We are seeing attacks against democratic institutions and processes around the world. We here in Canada need to look at what we can do to strengthen and reinforce our own democracy. We cannot sit idly
October 25th, 2022House debate
Niki AshtonNDP
Business of Supply preferred that the Bloc Québécois members use their opposition day to discuss any current programs that they believe are not working. It is true that many people in Quebec are questioning the monarchy. Symbols can indeed be costly, but they also provide stability, and in today's world
October 25th, 2022House debate
Soraya Martinez FerradaLiberal
Business of Supply . It is as though the voices of 338 representatives of 38 million people are less important, less considered and less insightful than that of one person. I have been reflecting carefully on what the monarchy means to me, beyond what I have just explained. Monarchy is an intellectual curiosity
October 25th, 2022House debate
Julie VignolaBloc
Business of Supply , too difficult to face. Other people before us have met these challenges, and they met them successfully. We have seen examples around the globe of colonies cutting ties with monarchies. However, we are not there yet. The Bloc Québécois is using this opportunity today to propose
October 25th, 2022House debate
Rhéal FortinBloc
Business of Supply confirms it. It is especially true in Quebec, but even in Canada, a majority of respondents agree with ending all ties with the monarchy in our political institutions. In the days of Elizabeth II, at least, we could understand. She was an old woman. No one wanted to hurt her feelings
October 25th, 2022House debate
Denis TrudelBloc
Business of Supply , and kratos, to rule. Democracy is sharing power between the people. Democracy is the power of the people. Canada, as we know, and that is what we are talking about today, embraces a constitutional monarchy. That means that the true head of state cannot be an MP, not me or anyone
October 25th, 2022House debate
Marilène GillBloc
Business of Supply Madam Speaker, I would like to thank the member for Saint‑Hyacinthe—Bagot for his question. I believe that I spoke about the monarchy in Canada in my speech. I spoke about the two parts of cabinet and the monarchy in Canada. That is important. Yes, I am proud
October 25th, 2022House debate
John NaterConservative