Discussion · Government Orders
Pat Kelly Conservative
“The Prime Minister calls his members of Parliament his deputies, as if they only work for him. MPs are elected by Canadians. None of us work for the Prime Minister.”
“Mr. Speaker, I think the member completely missed the point. I was not speaking of the Prime Minister’s use of French or English. I was talking about his use of the English word “deputy” when clearly characterizing his MPs as his deputies. The Prime Minister thinks that the MPs of his party are his deputies, just there to do his work. However, they are elected by the people of Canada. All MPs are elected by the people of Canada. Nobody is the Prime Minister’s deputy around here.”
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Signal 29 of 100
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Mr. Speaker, I think the member completely missed the point. I was not speaking of the Prime Minister’s use of French or English. I was talking about his use of the English word “deputy” when clearly characterizing his MPs as his deputies. The Prime Minister thinks that the MPs of his party are his deputies, just there to do his work. However, they are elected by the people of Canada. All MPs are elected by the people of Canada. Nobody is the Prime Minister’s deputy around here.