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{
"time": "2026-02-10 11:35:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Rh\u00e9al \u00c9loi Fortin",
"fr": "Rh\u00e9al \u00c9loi Fortin"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"9141306\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Madam Speaker, with all due respect for my colleague, I would say that perhaps he should ask our Conservative colleagues that question.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9141307\" data-originallang=\"fr\">He is right about the fact that there has been some filibustering on Bill <a data-HoCid=\"13590613\" href=\"/bills/45-1/C-9/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Criminal Code (hate propaganda, hate crime and access to religious or cultural places)\">C-9</a>. I find that unfortunate, as I always do. Such tactics can be really harmful and prevent democracy from taking its course. I understand that we want to debate and make submissions and that we may spend one, two or three meetings hearing from witnesses and presenting arguments against a bill. That is fine. However, I find it unfortunate when members engage in filibustering, because it does not get us anywhere.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9141308\" data-originallang=\"fr\">I hope that we will not have to deal with such tactics when it comes to Bill <a data-HoCid=\"13813664\" href=\"/bills/45-1/C-16/\" title=\"An Act to amend certain Acts in relation to criminal and correctional matters (child protection, gender-based violence, delays and other measures)\">C-16</a>. Until I have proof to the contrary, I will trust in the good faith of our Conservative and Liberal colleagues, and I invite everyone to work hard on these bills.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"9141306\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Madame la Pr\u00e9sidente, en tout respect pour mon coll\u00e8gue, je dirais qu'il faudrait peut-\u00eatre adresser la question \u00e0 nos coll\u00e8gues conservateurs.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9141307\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Il a raison sur le fait qu'il y a eu de l'obstruction syst\u00e9matique sur le projet de loi <a data-HoCid=\"13590613\" href=\"/bills/45-1/C-9/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Criminal Code (hate propaganda, hate crime and access to religious or cultural places)\">C\u20119</a>. Je le d\u00e9plore comme je d\u00e9plore tout le temps l'obstruction syst\u00e9matique. C'est quelque chose de vraiment dommageable. On emp\u00eache la d\u00e9mocratie de suivre son cours. Je comprends qu'on a des d\u00e9bats, qu'on peut faire des repr\u00e9sentations et qu'on peut passer une, deux ou trois rencontres \u00e0 entendre des t\u00e9moins et \u00e0 \u00e9mettre des arguments en d\u00e9faveur d'un projet de loi. C'est tout \u00e0 fait correct. Cependant, quand c'est de l'obstruction syst\u00e9matique, \u00e7a ne m\u00e8ne nulle part. Je le d\u00e9plore.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9141308\" data-originallang=\"fr\">J'ose esp\u00e9rer que, en ce qui concerne le projet de loi <a data-HoCid=\"13813664\" href=\"/bills/45-1/C-16/\" title=\"An Act to amend certain Acts in relation to criminal and correctional matters (child protection, gender-based violence, delays and other measures)\">C\u201116</a>, on n'aura pas \u00e0 faire face \u00e0 de tels proc\u00e9d\u00e9s d'obstruction. Je fais confiance, jusqu'\u00e0 preuve du contraire, \u00e0 la bonne foi de nos coll\u00e8gues conservateurs comme de nos coll\u00e8gues lib\u00e9raux et je nous invite \u00e0 travailler s\u00e9rieusement sur ces projets de loi.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2026/2/10/rheal-fortin-4/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/rheal-fortin/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4479/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "13350649",
"h1": {
"en": "Government Orders",
"fr": "Ordres \u00e9manant du gouvernement"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Business of Supply",
"fr": "Travaux des subsides"
},
"h3": {
"en": "Opposition Motion\u2014Serious crimes and refugee claims",
"fr": "Motion de l'opposition \u2014 Les crimes graves et les demandes d'asile"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2026/2/10/",
"related": {
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}
}