“You know what to do, Speaker. My party votes yes. Let's go through the motions and keep this quick.”
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A House of Commons vote where the Liberals, Greens, and an Independent all agreed to vote the same way they did on the previous motion, without any actual discussion of what they were voting on.
“I also agree with whatever the last vote said and I want to go along with it too.”
“I also agree with the last vote and want to vote the same way as them.”