Replying to Xavier Barsalou-Duval (Bloc Québécois)
“Mr. Speaker, I commend my colleague on her speech. I also commend her on remaining, at least so far, true to her convictions and not crossing the floor, unlike many other members of Parliament. As far as today’s motion is concerned, I have noticed in committee that the Liberals have been blocking our work for the past two weeks. They have been filibustering. That is the term that is often used. They are doing everything they can to prevent votes from being held and to disrupt the proceedings. Now, we are considering a motion that specifically aims to unilaterally change the composition of the committees. Rather than being motivated by a desire for co-operation, as mentioned by the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and the Prime Minister, we wonder whether this motion might instead be motivated by a desire to take control and operate in an authoritarian manner, as we are seeing with the closure motion.”
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Mr. Speaker, Claims · 70 wordsthe Bloc member is absolutely right that this is a way to shut down committees.Currently, filibustering is being used to make sure we are not able to put our motions forward, 1but another thing that is going to happen that Canadians are unaware of is that a motion can be put forward by the Liberals to go in camera, and it is going to stifle our conversations even more.The ask · 17 wordsI would like Canadians, when they watch committees, to note how many times this happens moving forward.
