First Government Speaker (Prime Minister) Parliamentary Debating
Script (5 minutes)
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Madame/Mr. Speaker, -- the Bill before the House today is
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The Government defines the key terms of this Bill as follows:
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The Government will be presenting three main points in support of the Bill:
1. That______
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2. That______
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3. That______
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I will be addressing the first point, the Minister of ______will be
speaking on the second and third points.
I turn now to the Government’s first point in support of the Bill:
That______;
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That concludes the Government’s first point.
Honourable Members, you have heard from me why
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My colleague, the Minister of ______will be explaining
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(Repeat third argument)______
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For these reasons it is in the interests of all Canadians to see this valuable piece of legislation passed. I call on all Members of the house to join me in offering unanimous support for this Bill.
Second Government Speaker (Minister of______) Parliamentary Debating Script (8 minutes)
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Madame/Mr. Speaker – the Bill before the House today is
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The Government is presenting three main points in support of the Bill:
1. That______
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2. That______
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3. That______
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M. Speaker, the Prime Minister presented the first point. I will present the second and third point to this House.
Before I present these points, however, I would like to briefly rebut a few of the points raised by the Honourable Member opposite:
{REFER TO YOUR ATTACHED REBUTTAL]
I now turn to the Government’s case in support of the Bill. The Government’s second argument in support of this Bill is:
That______
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That concludes the Government’s second argument. I now move to the Government’s third point:
That______
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M. Speaker, that concludes the Government’s case in support of this Bill.
M. Speaker, you have heard from the Prime Minister:
(Repeat first argument)______
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and you have heard from me why
(Repeat second argument)______
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and
(Repeat third argument)______
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M. Speaker, for these reasons, this Bill is important to all Canadians, and I echo the Prime Minister’s words in calling on all Members of this House to support this valuable piece of legislation. M. Speaker, this Bill must – and will – pass!
First Opposition Speaker (Honourable Member) Parliamentary Debating Script (8 minutes)
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Madame/Mr. Speaker – the Bill before the House today is
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[M. Speaker, the Opposition disputes the definitions of the following terms in the Bill as proposed by the Government:]
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M. Speaker, this Bill must not be passed into law for the following reasons:
1. That______
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2. That______
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3. That______
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I will be addressing the first point. My colleague, the Leader of the Opposition, will address the second and third points.
Before I enter into the Opposition’s first argument in detail, however, I would like to deal with a few of the issues raised by the Prime Minister:
[ATTACH REBUTTAL PAGE]
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I turn now to the Opposition’s first argument against this Bill:
That______
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That concludes the Opposition’s first argument.
M. Speaker, you have heard from me why
(Repeat first argument)______
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The Leader of the Opposition will be explaining
(Repeat second argument)______
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and
(Repeat third argument)______
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M. Speaker, this Bill is not in the interests of Canadians. It is a step backwards! I call on the Government Members to come to their senses and reject this piece of legislation!! Thank you
Second Opposition Speaker (Leader of the Opposition) Parliamentary Debating Script (8 minutes)
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Madame/Mr. Speaker – the Bill before the House today is
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M. Speaker, this Bill must not pass!
Before I begin my case against this Bill, however, I would like to briefly rebut a few of the points raised by the Government speakers:
[REFER TO YOUR ATTACHED REBUTTAL]
I now turn to the Opposition’s case against this Bill. As you heard from my colleague, the Honourable Member from Okanagan Coquihalla, we are presenting three main arguments against the resolution:
1. That ______
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2. That______
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3. That______
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The Honourable Member has already explained our first point. I will deal with the second and third points against this Bill.
I turn now to the Opposition’s second argument against this Bill:
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That concludes the Opposition’s second argument. I now move to the Opposition’s third argument:
That______
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That concludes the Opposition’s third argument against this bill.
M. Speaker, you have heard from the Honourable Member from Okanagan Coquihalla why
(Repeat first argument)______
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and you have heard from me why
(Repeat second argument)______
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and
(Repeat third argument)______
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M. Speaker, this Bill presents a threat to the Canadian way of life. It is an extremely harmful piece of legislation and for the reasons we have given it must not pass. Thank you.