Discussion · Government Orders
Mark Gerretsen Liberal
“I was not just talking about myself. I spent my speech giving advice to the opposition and talking about the problems Canadians face. I was criticizing their leader for acting like he celebrates those struggles.”
“Mr. Speaker, I know I am not supposed to address the presence or absence of members in the House, but that member listened to and sat here for my entire speech. After walking away from that, the only thing he could say was that I only talked about myself. I literally gave them political advice for eight straight minutes, talking about what they could do better. I am literally trying to help that member. He says that I am talking about myself. Of course I was talking about the struggles that Canadians are going through. What I was criticizing was the way that the Leader of the Opposition appears to be celebrating it.”
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Mr. Speaker, I know I am not supposed to address the presence or absence of members in the House, but that member listened to and sat here for my entire speech. After walking away from that, the only thing he could say was that I only talked about myself. I literally gave them political advice for eight straight minutes, talking about what they could do better. I am literally trying to help that member. He says that I am talking about myself. Of course I was talking about the struggles that Canadians are going through. What I was criticizing was the way that the Leader of the Opposition appears to be celebrating it.