Marilène Gill

Madam Speaker, Aside · 7 wordsI must say that this is fascinating.Aside Claims · 39 wordsI too am a member of the opposition in the House and have been for 11 years.¹ As my colleague said earlier, the Conservatives have been in opposition for 11 years.² The Bloc Québécois will always be in opposition. Reasoning · 13 wordsThe opposition is necessary. The opposition stops the government from becoming a dictatorship, Claims · 70 wordsalthough it has been acting like a dictator in committee ever since it secured its majority and got to set the agenda.³ We are also seeing dictatorial behaviour in the House, where the government wants to cut our debates short.⁴ I think that there is a fundamental problem in the House, and I have been experiencing it for 11 years: The government has a hard time managing its legislative agenda. Reasoning · 30 wordsIf it were more organized, we would not be forced to rush through business at the end of every session under the threat of not being able to go home. Positioning · 9 wordsI think that this is disrespectful to the public.Positioning Claims · 18 wordsThey do not expect us to rush through our work. They expect us to manage our time properly. Procedure · 4 wordsTake today, for example.Procedure Claims · 55 wordsIf we had simply started with Bill C-9 this morning and debated Motion No. 12 after question period, we would have saved two hours. That would have given the government two extra hours for its legislative agenda. In my opinion, the government is having a hard time being efficient. We were discussing heat recovery earlier. Reasoning · 26 wordsIf only we had a time recovery system, we could be more productive not only for all members of the House, but also for the public. Aside · 4 wordsThat would be nice.Aside The ask · 13 wordsI offer that as food for thought for my colleague across the aisle.