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Dan Albas Conservative
“Canadians elect members of Parliament, not a prime minister. I want to know if the member works for the Prime Minister or for the people in his riding.”
“Mr. Speaker, in the earlier reply to my question, the member said that Canadians elected a prime minister. I think that is a misnomer that we need to correct. Canadians elect MPs. In fact, last night on a panel, Althia Raj said, “This Prime Minister definitely has an authoritarian streak. We’ve seen this with all types of legislation. I was struck after the by-election when he referred to his MPs in English as his ‘deputies’. At first he was saying that. I thought it was just an error in translation; he means ‘députés’, and then he was just saying it in English. But then he keeps repeating it, so I’m starting to wonder if he actually thinks members of Parliament are his deputies to do his bidding in the House of Commons, which is not their job.” Does the member believe he is the deputy to the Prime Minister, or does he serve his riding?”
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Mr. Speaker, in the earlier reply to my question, the member said that Canadians elected a prime minister. I think that is a misnomer that we need to correct. Canadians elect MPs. In fact, last night on a panel, Althia Raj said, “This Prime Minister definitely has an authoritarian streak. We’ve seen this with all types of legislation. I was struck after the by-election when he referred to his MPs in English as his ‘deputies’. At first he was saying that. I thought it was just an error in translation; he means ‘députés’, and then he was just saying it in English. But then he keeps repeating it, so I’m starting to wonder if he actually thinks members of Parliament are his deputies to do his bidding in the House of Commons, which is not their job.” Does the member believe he is the deputy to the Prime Minister, or does he serve his riding?