“Mr. Speaker, I would like to express that this is my first full year in the House, and I find it a bit disappointing, in fact a lot disappointing, that the government had all year to get this work done, yet it is imposing closure. A bill such as this, which arguably does not have a lot of controversy attached to it, would have been very easy to pass with the process that we had allowed, yet we have these games from the Liberal government. We are here to work as long as possible to make sure that we shine the light of transparency onto everything the government is doing, and I really would appreciate a comment from the government as to how transparency is served by closure.”
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Aside 13%Claims 62%Thanks 25%
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Mr. Speaker, Aside · 17 wordsI can only imagine how beautiful the panorama of the Bow River is this time of year.AsideClaims · 51 wordsThe member has only been here for a year.1I have been here 11 years and have witnessed the very imaginative ways the Conservatives conceive of to delay, stall and otherwise obstruct the passage of legislation, even, 2Unearned certaintyas the member points out, legislation as non-controversial and consensual as this bill is.Thanks · 32 wordsI do want to take a moment to express my appreciation, in terms of the development of this bill, for the co-operation that I have received from all parts of this House.ThanksClaims · 30 wordsIt is a signal testament to this country that, at the very minimum, we can all agree on the rules of the game and change the Elections Act without rancour.
