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This part of the sitting was not a debate on a bill or motion; it consisted of points raised by Conservative members after question period. Luc Berthold said the government House leader had made derogatory comments about a Conservative member during question period, said every seat in the House is equally important, and invited the House leader to apologize. Garnett Genuis said the minister had described his question about government subsidizing companies that hire illegal workers as a conspiracy theory, and he sought unanimous consent to table a government response to an Order Paper question on that subject.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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Luc Berthold

Conservative
“The government House leader insulted one of our members today. Every seat in the House is equally important. He should apologize.”
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Mr. Speaker, during question period, the Leader of the Government in the House made derogatory comments about one of our members. I have to say that any seat one occupies here in the House is just as important as any other, and I would invite him to apologize to all—

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Garnett Genuis

Conservative

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“I want permission from the House to present a government document. It proves the government is funding companies that hire illegal workers, which the minister called a conspiracy theory.”
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Mr. Speaker, during question period, I asked a question about the government subsidizing the companies responsible for hiring illegal workers. The minister described it as a conspiracy theory. I wonder if there would be unanimous consent to table Order Paper question response—

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