“I want the other member to apologize for saying the Prime Minister voted against a motion. The Prime Minister didn't vote at all. He's not even in the country.”
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A bill to criminalize more speech and displays that the government considers hateful, and to make it easier to prosecute hate crimes. During discussion the Conservatives accused the Liberals of rejecting efforts to remove the bill.
“You tried to stop my bill. That's bad. The government should stop your bill instead.”
“I take back the unparliamentary word I said.”