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Government Business No. 12—Proceedings on Bill C-30
A procedural debate about limiting debate on a government bill. The Liberal speaker justified it by accusing the opposition of delaying and filibustering in committee. Opposition members argued they were just scrutinizing the bill and that the government keeps limiting debate in the House too. Some also debated the substance of the bill in question and whether it helps or hurts certain groups, but most statements focused on the procedural disagreement.
“Why are you shutting down debate? Canadians sent us to here to debate, not to have you cut it off. Why are you limiting debate on this bill?”
“I want to limit debate time and push our bill through. I don't want you slowing it down with a long filibuster.”
“I want more debate time. This bill has new things that weren't in the economic statement. I don't like how the government keeps limiting debate.”
“I will say nice things about you, then say many good things are in the economic update. We must spend a lot to fix the economy. I ignore your point about new things in the bill.”
“I was at finance committee. We asked questions because that is all we could do. My riding does not like parts of the bill. It changes many laws. We need more time to review it. Why does the government rush big bills with no scrutiny?”
“I just said it's wrong for opposition to slow a bill down. I want government to spend and regulate faster. Conservatives are wrong to say parts of the bill have problems.”
“I don't like how this majority government is limiting debate. It's not what I expected from their minority mandate. The Liberals are being too aggressive.”
“I want more time for committees to do important work. The opposition filibustered for 30 hours and that's not productive. Canadians want us to move forward and build a strong economy.”
“I'm upset that the government wants the opposition to roll over and not hold them accountable. We need to debate this bill and respect democracy. The government is limiting debate and I don't like that.”
“I'm tired of the opposition asking questions and trying to hold us accountable. We are the government and we know best. Canadians want us in charge and don't care about all this debate stuff.”
“The Conservatives are big meanies who wasted time earlier. I want everyone to clap when I call them names.”
“The opposition talked about silly things at committee. That's not serious. Our plan is vital to help the economy. The Conservatives are in the way. I want people to cheer for our big spending.”
“I want to cheer for my party and our past grants. Why did you cancel what we did? Why not spend more on more grants?”
“I assert that Canadian Building Trades Unions and IBEW support our government's actions. The claim that Conservatives have union support is incorrect. Our government announced billions for trades and retraining, and trade unions approve of the major projects we're building across Canada.”
“The opposition keeps claiming they aren't filibustering. But earlier one of their own members told a long story about an elephant during debate on Bill C-30. Bill C-30 would let us spend money faster to build housing people need. The opposition's stories are holding up housing funding they say they want. When will the opposition stop telling irrelevant stories and let us fund more housing construction?”
“I acknowledge the opposition has a role, but they've been in opposition 11 years now. The opposition just keeps talking. They even debate about elephants. There has been 30 hours of this. We can't act on what Canadians want and need. People call my office upset that programs are held up. I say the opposition must stop debating so we can build.”
“I want to justify the opposition's tactics. I say we use analogies because the government won't answer questions. It doesn't matter what we say or how long we talk as long as we're asking about CPP. I got a call from someone in finance. They told me this is important. The government is doing something to Canadians' pensions. I say the government's bill must have no unintended consequences. I want the government to explain what they're doing.”
“I got a call from someone in finance too. They want more government spending so they can invest. I don't think the opposition should question government spending. I want them to agree with me. I say the government's spending will make the economy better. I say spending will make Canada strong. I want the opposition to stop stalling and agree with my big spending plans.”
“The opposition says 30 hours of debate isn't enough. I heard from people in Waterloo. They want us to debate. They want us to make decisions. The Liberals are the government. I say we need to make decisions. I want the opposition to stop debating and agree with my decisions.”