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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.

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Hon. Wayne Long

Liberal
“I want Canadians to watch the filibuster and tell me if it's productive. I say it's not. My government has things to do: billions for programs, a wealth fund, small harbours. We need to focus on affordability and rebuilding the economy. That's our job.”
Our translation 67% shorter

Marilène Gill

Bloc Québécois
“I don't like how the government acts like a dictatorship. They're disorganized and rushing through business. If they managed time properly, we wouldn't need to skip debates. The government should be more efficient.”
Our translation 89% shorter

Hon. Wayne Long

Liberal
“I don't like when the opposition slows us down. I want them to hurry up so we can pass our bill.”
Our translation 88% shorter

Laila Goodridge

Conservative
“The Liberals can't manage their time so they're limiting debate. We didn't get to talk about this bill for long. The Liberals took forever to bring any bills to debate and now they want to rush this one through. This is a big expensive bill and Canadians deserve a real debate on it.”
Our translation 72% shorter

Hon. Wayne Long

Liberal
“I'm here to deliver for Canadians. I want to rebuild and diversify our trading partners. I want affordability and a strong economy. We need to move on from unproductive debate. The Conservatives are just filibustering with irrelevant topics. It's time to get back to business.”
Our translation 73% shorter

Elizabeth May

Green
“I think the government is rushing this bill. We've only debated the programming motion for an hour. The government says it was elected to do this, but pipelines weren't even mentioned in their platform. Dangerous pesticides are being approved for economic reasons with no real debate. The government shouldn't push this through without proper discussion.”
Our translation 76% shorter

Hon. Wayne Long

Liberal
“I'm going to make a lot of promises about how we'll fix the economy, but I'm not going to give any real details or explain how we'll pay for it all. I'll just keep repeating that we're going to do great things and hope that sounds impressive enough.”
Our translation 72% shorter

John Barlow

Conservative
“I want to criticize the government's trade policy. I want to make them look bad by saying they're turning their back on our most important trading partner. I want to talk about how their decisions are going to make food more expensive. I want to keep talking because I think it makes the government look bad, and I don't think they'll actually do anything about it.”
Our translation 70% shorter

Hon. Wayne Long

Liberal
“I don't know when that guy got here. I don't think it matters. I want to talk about food affordability.”
Our translation 64% shorter

Hon. Wayne Long

Liberal
“World food prices started to drop last month. We launched a groceries and essentials benefit. I announced the one-time 50% top-up. We deliver affordability for Canadians.”
Our translation 80% shorter

Jean-Denis Garon

Bloc Québécois
“I'm mad because the Liberals use their majority to push things through. They shut down investigations into the Finance Minister's conflicts of interest. In committee, the Liberals said no to every amendment because they have a majority. The government always cuts off debate whether they are in a minority or a majority. The opposition has no function in this government's version of democracy. Parliament is better than what the Liberals are doing with it.”
Our translation 79% shorter

Hon. Wayne Long

Liberal
“I don't like the opposition using delay tactics. It wasted 30 hours. That's bad. Canadians want us to spend and do things instead. We must 'build Canada strong'.”
Our translation 58% shorter