“Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his speech and for his point of view, which was very well defined, but which we obviously have reservations about. Still, we respect what is known as parliamentary democracy. At the end of his remarks, the member paid tribute to the member for Laurier—Sainte-Marie. I can understand that, now that he seems to be neutral, the Bloc Québécois is congratulating him. Is the member aware that when the member for Laurier—Sainte-Marie was a senior minister in this government, he voted for abolishing the carbon tax, for the throne speech that meant environmental projects would now have a single assessment and for Bill C‑5, which enables the government to enter into agreements with Alberta, among others? More importantly, is my colleague aware that the member for Laurier—Sainte‑Marie was the Minister of Canadian Heritage when this government abolished the digital services tax? We, the Conservatives, saw no problem with that, but why pay tribute to a guy who was a senior minister for Canadian heritage and the environment, who held positions that differed from those of the Bloc Québécois?”
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Madam Speaker, Thanks · 41 wordsfirst of all, I want to pay tribute to the member for Laurier—Sainte-Marie for his career and his political commitment.I think that is very honourable.If there is any member who respects that, it must be my colleague from Louis-Saint-Laurent—Akiawenhrahk.ThanksClaims · 42 wordsHowever, the member for Laurier—Sainte-Marie was not the Canadian heritage minister when the digital services tax was abolished.3That was last year, under the current Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture.1The member for Laurier—Sainte‑Marie was the environment minister at the time.2Positioning · 106 wordsThat being said, my colleague is in a much better position than I am to know that a member of a major political party that has to represent interests across Canada, contrary to our mission as members of the Bloc Québécois, is forced to swallow a lot of bitter pills on a regular basis.Perhaps one day, my Conservative colleague will be tired of having to swallow the bitter pills that are the social convictions of his western colleagues.I get the feeling that our colleague from Laurier—Sainte‑Marie was fed up with having to put up with the disappointing experiences he endured on the environmental front.Positioning
