“You are all talk about consulting. Pass this bill right now. Stop making excuses. It's easy. Just pass it.”
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“I don't want to pass the bill right now. This is about consulting and respecting witnesses.”
“You lied earlier so I need to correct the record. The Bloc did submit requests even though you claimed we didn't. I have proof to table.”
“I just wanted to show a document to my colleague. The document is about our budget requests for culture. We made these requests before.”