“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?”
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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.
“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 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'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 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 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.”
“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.”
“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.”