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During question period, members asked about the government’s decision to end a flight attendants’ strike by forcing them back to work. Garnett Genuis (Conservative) said the labour minister had claimed she acted to prevent disruptions to essential supplies, and asked her to acknowledge that her department has no record of the briefing she described. Patty Hajdu (Liberal), responding for the government, said the minister must step in during labour disputes and that referring the dispute to the labour board would keep vital medical supplies and organs moving across the country.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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Garnett Genuis

Conservative
“The minister said she forced flight attendants back to work to protect essential supplies, but her department has no record of anyone telling her that. I want her to admit she did not tell the truth.”

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    This statement targeted a person rather than their actions or views: “unburden herself of this guilt and admit that she did not tell the truth”.

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Mr. Speaker, the minister of labour has repeatedly claimed that she forced flight attendants back to work to prevent a health crisis in which essential supplies would be disrupted. She claims she was briefed of this risk, but her department has no record of this briefing, and the senior officials responsible for briefing her were not aware of it. Confession is good for the soul, and we in the opposition are in a forgiving mood today, so why does the minister not use this golden opportunity to unburden herself of this guilt and admit that she did not tell the truth?

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