Discussion · Government Orders
John Brassard Conservative
“I want to know if the government will respect a vote by the opposition parties. If an opposition motion passes, will the minister agree to accept it and not treat it as a vote of confidence?”
“Mr. Speaker, in the words of that great country music singer, George Strait, “I’ve got some ocean front property in Arizona” to sell. That was quite the speech. The minister mentioned that if it were the will of the opposition parties, if for some reason the majority the Liberals have cobbled together with floor crossers were to decline into a minority situation, if the opposition parties did decide to use an opposition motion and the motion did pass, would the minister respect that decision and not call it a matter of confidence if and when that scenario were to happen? That is a fair question to ask him.”
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Mr. Speaker, in the words of that great country music singer, George Strait, “I’ve got some ocean front property in Arizona” to sell. That was quite the speech. The minister mentioned that if it were the will of the opposition parties, if for some reason the majority the Liberals have cobbled together with floor crossers were to decline into a minority situation, if the opposition parties did decide to use an opposition motion and the motion did pass, would the minister respect that decision and not call it a matter of confidence if and when that scenario were to happen? That is a fair question to ask him.