Discussion · Government Orders
Christine Normandin Bloc Québécois
“I want to know why it took the government so long to bring this bill forward. Everyone seems to agree on it, and no one is blocking it. Yet many other bills have moved ahead of it, while this one was left waiting.”
“Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask my colleague a question along similar lines to the one my colleague from Rivière-du-Nord just asked. He asked why we are on the umpteenth version of this bill. I would like to know why this bill is the oldest one still before the House. This is Bill C‑10, but we have now progressed beyond Bill C‑30. There does not seem to be any filibustering, and there is a general consensus about it. Does my colleague think that the government’s failure to prioritize Bill C‑10 sends the wrong message? I am talking about the fact that it has taken so long to put it on our agenda. Twenty-four bills have been referred to the Senate since this Parliament began, while this bill is still before the House.”
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask my colleague a question along similar lines to the one my colleague from Rivière-du-Nord just asked. He asked why we are on the umpteenth version of this bill. I would like to know why this bill is the oldest one still before the House. This is Bill C‑10, but we have now progressed beyond Bill C‑30. There does not seem to be any filibustering, and there is a general consensus about it. Does my colleague think that the government’s failure to prioritize Bill C‑10 sends the wrong message? I am talking about the fact that it has taken so long to put it on our agenda. Twenty-four bills have been referred to the Senate since this Parliament began, while this bill is still before the House.