Elizabeth May: Mr. Speaker, in the course of the debate, ever since the Speaker’s ruling that this House is currently aware of two completely contradictory statements before us and that we should, in his view, clear the air by allowing this to go to committee, I have been wondering why the response from the Conservative members, such as from the hon. parliamentary secretary, has been to suggest that this is some sort of punishment and that somehow we will be penalizing people for coming to this place and telling the truth. I would think quite the contrary lesson would be learned, which is that members are at their peril if they try to tell us something when they know it is not true and they later tell us that they are sorry and that it was not true.
I accept that the hon. member has apologized. He is also a friend of mine. I am not interested in destroying his reputation or taking away his voluntary achievements or his accomplishments as a member of Parliament.
However, I would like to know why on two occasions we were told that there was this actual eye-witness evidence of voting fraud, which is the substance of and at the heart of taking away the rights of Canadians in future elections, in Bill C-23, when, in fact, nothing of the sort occurred.
I think we need to get to the bottom of that, and I do not know how we do it by cutting off debate and ending this today.
Bob Dechert: Mr. Speaker, I think the member for Mississauga—Streetsville was quite clear. He corrected the record about what he did or did not see happen. He did that voluntarily. That is exactly the kind of thing we want to encourage.
My point is simply that in my view, the opposition party is using this as a matter of partisan advantage to delay debate on the fair elections act. The opposition members know what the answer to the question is. They know that there are no more facts to be brought out here. This is simply being done to delay the debate on the main legislation. I think that is a disservice to the people of Canada.
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Report from COP24 in Poland
December 12th, 2018
Elizabeth explains the Federal Court of Appeal ruling on Kinder Morgan
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“The difference between a plan and a wish list” (Hill Times)
June 14th, 2018
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May 31st, 2018
Elizabeth May: An Oilsands Bargain that Actually Makes Sense
April 25th, 2018
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February 8th, 2019
Elizabeth May’s Statement on Black History Month
February 8th, 2019
Elizabeth May Statement on Black History Month
February 4th, 2019
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February 1st, 2019
Elizabeth May’s statement on the situation in Venezuela
February 1st, 2019
Statement on the second anniversary of the Quebec City mosque massacre
February 1st, 2019
Bill S-203, the Ending the Captivity of Whales and Dolphins Act (also known as the Free Willy Bill)
December 14th, 2018
Bill S-203: The Ending the Captivity of Whales and Dolphins Act
November 29th, 2018
External review of the critical habitat section of the draft amended recovery strategy for Resident Killer Whales
November 8th, 2018
Elizabeth May’s 2018 Remembrance Day Message
November 6th, 2018
House of Commons Emergency Debate on Climate Change
October 16th, 2018
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