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A bill to create a national strategy for forecasting floods and droughts. During the debate, an MP briefly stated there had been discussions among parties and believed there was unanimous consent for a motion, but provided no other meaningful details or substance on the bill itself.

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Hon. Mark Gerretsen

Liberal
“I want to rubber-stamp a boring technical motion with zero debate and get it out of the way.”
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