Discussion · Government Orders
Alexis Deschênes Bloc Québécois
“The government keeps passing bills that give ministers more personal power and bypass other laws. I am asking my colleague what risks he sees with this move away from democracy.”
“Mr. Speaker, I thought my colleague’s speech was very interesting, especially the first part, when he talked about drifting away from democracy. It resonated with me, because I was elected last year and I have noticed that, month after month, the government keeps introducing legislation to bypass lots of other legislation, saying that, from now on, as much power as possible is going to be placed under certain ministers’ discretion. What risk does my colleague see in all that?”
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Mr. Speaker, I thought my colleague’s speech was very interesting, especially the first part, when he talked about drifting away from democracy. It resonated with me, because I was elected last year and I have noticed that, month after month, the government keeps introducing legislation to bypass lots of other legislation, saying that, from now on, as much power as possible is going to be placed under certain ministers’ discretion. What risk does my colleague see in all that?