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Elizabeth May Green
“Things are worse in Parliament right now than ever before. The government is rushing too much work and does not respect Parliament. I think this is because the Prime Minister has no experience in Parliament and does not realize he has things to learn.”
“Mr. Speaker, as my colleague for Drummond said, I have been a member of this place for 15 years. What an honour it is to represent the communities of Saanich—Gulf Islands and Sencoten- and Lekwungen-speaking indigenous peoples. The fact that I represent a very small party always causes problems, but right now things are worse for me than ever before. Mr. Harper’s majority government from 2011 to 2015 was an awful time for me. Now, however, too much is being done too fast. Right now, I do not get a sense that the current government respects Parliament or Canada’s institutions. In my opinion, it may be because of our Prime Minister’s experience. He is a brilliant man who is respected around the world for his experience in the banking sector, but not for his experience in Parliament at our level, because he does not have one day of experience in Parliament. That is what frightens me. He has things to learn. As brilliant as he is, however, he does not understand that he has things to learn.”
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Mr. Speaker, as my colleague for Drummond said, I have been a member of this place for 15 years. What an honour it is to represent the communities of Saanich—Gulf Islands and Sencoten- and Lekwungen-speaking indigenous peoples. The fact that I represent a very small party always causes problems, but right now things are worse for me than ever before. Mr. Harper’s majority government from 2011 to 2015 was an awful time for me. Now, however, too much is being done too fast. Right now, I do not get a sense that the current government respects Parliament or Canada’s institutions. In my opinion, it may be because of our Prime Minister’s experience. He is a brilliant man who is respected around the world for his experience in the banking sector, but not for his experience in Parliament at our level, because he does not have one day of experience in Parliament. That is what frightens me. He has things to learn. As brilliant as he is, however, he does not understand that he has things to learn.