Mr. Craig Scott (Toronto—Danforth, NDP): Mr. Speaker, I would simply like to thank my colleague for a heartfelt and indeed stirring speech.
Craig stands up for workers in budget debate
2013 05 03
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In the House, Speeches
Mr. Craig Scott (Toronto—Danforth, NDP): Mr. Speaker, hundreds of people in my riding of Toronto—Danforth have been writing to me about what they want to see in this budget. I have to say that trashing unionized workers was not on anybody's list.
Mr. Craig Scott (Toronto—Danforth, NDP): Mr. Speaker, I would like to say at the beginning that I will be sharing my time with my colleague, the hon. member for Saint-Lambert.
Mr. Craig Scott (Toronto—Danforth, NDP): Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak to Bill S-7, the combating terrorism act, which my NDP colleagues and I opposed at second reading, and continue to oppose, based on the fact that the hearings in the House of Commons public safety committee, or SECU, revealed some serious hidden agendas on the government's part.
An unelected, unaccountable Senate is not useful to Canadians. That’s why as Official Opposition critic for Democratic and Parliamentary Reform, I tabled an Opposition Day motion that calls for the government, in consultation with the provinces and territories, to take steps toward the abolition of the Senate. My motion was debated in the House of Commons on Tuesday March 5, 2013. Below, you can find the text of my speech.
