“I don't like that the other party wants to limit debate. In the past, oversight has exposed problems with their spending. I want to be able to criticize and oppose them more.”
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A motion to change parliamentary rules. In the debate, the Conservatives accused the Liberals of undermining democracy and parliamentary tradition, while the Liberals defended the motion as straightforward and in line with tradition. MPs also discussed floor crossing, committee obstruction, and the erosion of trust in Parliament.
“I want my party to have more control over committees. I think we should get our way because that's how its been done before. Why can't you just agree with me?”
“I want you to admit the government is dodging accountability. The whole point of Parliament is to approve how money is spent. My opponent already voted to spend money without oversight. How can he talk about parliamentary tradition when he supports ignoring the most basic point of our system?”
“That's rich. My opponent talks about parliamentary tradition when his party ignores it. Look at how committees are stacked! Do you think the government actually believes what they're saying? Or do they know it's all spin?”
“You're right. The government only respects parliamentary tradition when it helps them. They throw out accountability, oversight, and transparency whenever it suits them. That's who they are. They like tradition if it helps them, but ignore it the rest of the time.”
“I'm filling time with kind words and saying nothing anyone could pin down later. The Prime Minister said nice things but now he's doing the opposite. The government should listen more and the opposition should be able to talk more. I'm against the government's approach.”
“The Prime Minister said he'd be different but he's just like all the other Liberals. His politics are empty and just for show. They help his party but not Parliament, democracy, or accountability.”
“I think the Liberals are trying to control committees and take power away from the people. They're recruiting opposition members to join them and it's wrong. I was even asked to join them but I said no. The people elected me as a Conservative and I won't betray them. This is about protecting our democracy and making sure the government reflects what the people voted for, not what the Liberals want. We need to stand up against this power grab and protect the will of the people.”
“I want to excuse Liberals recruiting opposition MPs by saying it's good when people work together. I'll pretend Canadians love our leader. I'll even confuse by-elections with a full election. Everything about our power grabs is good and normal. The other MP should just agree with how we do things.”
“Justin Trudeau broke his promise. He said he'd work with other parties, but now he's stacking committees to silence anyone who questions him. It's a power grab, plain and simple. He won't even give us one more committee seat - no, he needs two seats to really ram through what he wants without scrutiny. This government is all about control and covering its tracks.”
“I want people to think the other party is bad. I want people to be mad at them.”
“I want people to think the government is up to something. Other party is bad. We must stop them.”
“Liberals are blocking us in committee. They just want control. I want people to think the government is up to something.”
“Liberals are preventing us from doing our job. They're going to hide their actions from Canadians. Watch for it.”
“I'm shocked that a member was courted to switch parties. The government said they didn't do that. Tell me more about what happened.”
“It's true. The government tried to get me to switch parties. I said no.”
“I'm filling time by complaining about the rules.”