Discussion · Government Orders
Mark Gerretsen Liberal
“I do not read from a script when I speak here. Other members read questions that someone else wrote for them.”
“Mr. Speaker, that is a nice try. I am probably one of the very few members of the House who does not read from or use a script or anything when I am speaking in the House. I literally spoke to the Speaker the whole time and read four sentences from something on my phone. We are about to go into question period, and every single question we hear, including from the Bloc, at least 70% or 80% of the time, will be a written-out question. I would love to know who writes out those questions for the Bloc or for the Conservatives. As far as it goes for me, I stand here, I speak my mind, and I speak it without notes or assistance.”
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Mr. Speaker, that is a nice try. I am probably one of the very few members of the House who does not read from or use a script or anything when I am speaking in the House. I literally spoke to the Speaker the whole time and read four sentences from something on my phone. We are about to go into question period, and every single question we hear, including from the Bloc, at least 70% or 80% of the time, will be a written-out question. I would love to know who writes out those questions for the Bloc or for the Conservatives. As far as it goes for me, I stand here, I speak my mind, and I speak it without notes or assistance.