“Mr. Speaker, the member is wrong. If we look at it, we see that the very first action of the government when we acquired the majority, when the three new members were brought into the chamber, was to pass a private member’s bill that was an opposition bill. Since then, we have seen pass out of second reading support pending on amendments to private members’ bills that again were opposition bills. I have been in opposition for many years, more years than in government, and I can tell members that it is more about the responsibility of the opposition and the way in which it works, which is often based on personalities. To try to give a false impression that a majority government is a bad government I think does a disservice. Yes, at times a majority can be a problem; I have been in that situation too, but it is not a generalization that should be made. A majority, especially at a time when we need to build a stronger, healthier Canada, I would suggest is a good thing.”
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Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 10 wordswe could spend all day getting caught up in semantics, ProcedureClaims · 73 wordsbut the parliamentary secretary is completely mistaken.When private members’ bills were passed, the Liberals were in the minority.1That is the key difference.I hope they will do it again.They will probably do it for bills that are not controversial.For example, if we vote on the bill establishing Arab heritage month, which is currently under consideration and is a consensus bill, they will take credit for passing private members’ bills.2Reasoning · 71 wordsWhen it comes to the substance of the budget, it seems to me that if the parliamentary secretary were even remotely serious, he would take a moment to reflect.He would speak with the members of his party and tell them that he did not come across very well this morning in Parliament and that the Liberals might want to have a little chat with the members of the Bloc Québécois.Claims · 31 wordsThe parliamentary secretary is talking about attitude, but our attitude has not changed.We are always constructive.He says that a wage subsidy proposal for SMEs is not a good idea.4The ask · 18 wordsThe Liberals do not have to accept it, but they should at least talk to us about it.Claims · 26 wordsThere was no consultation.5We waited three weeks to get a briefing.6Now the government is saying that we need to have a vote this week.7Aside · 20 wordsThe answer is written on my face, because I am not allowed to use the words I want to use.3Aside
