QUESTION PERIOD — Privy Council Office
Members of Cabinet
December 17, 2024
In 2018, Prime Minister Trudeau said that people can experience their interactions differently. They sure can. Just ask the women in Justin Trudeau’s cabinet about their experiences with him. Jody Wilson-Raybould said, “I wish I had never met you.” Overboard. Jane Philpott said, “There’s much more to the story that should be told.” Overboard. Celina Caesar-Chavannes said, “I’ve never been so scared in my life to be in a room with someone.” Overboard. And now Chrystia Freeland says, in veiled language, that Canadians “. . . know when we are working for them and they equally know when we are focused on ourselves. . . .” And look, now she is overboard too. It seems as if any time a woman says “no” or calls the Prime Minister out on his behaviour, she finds herself ejected. It’s not 2015 anymore; it’s 2024. Do you know what we call a man who repeatedly bullies and demotes a woman who challenges him, Senator Gold? We call him sexist. When will the fake-feminist Prime Minister finally do us all a favour and cut his own boat adrift?
Thank you. I feel like it’s the end of the year. It’s like the greatest hits from past years. The musician in me always likes those end-of-year-parade lists.
Colleagues, when it comes to actually doing things for and supporting women, this government has delivered. Whether it’s providing affordable child care, which is making it possible for hundreds of thousands of women to join the workforce and access needed child care for their children at an affordable price; providing free contraception; or providing the Canada Child Benefit, which is helping Canada pay the bills, this government delivers. What do Conservative parliamentarians do each and every time? They vote against such measures. Actions speak louder than words.
Wow. One week ago, at an Equal Voice dinner, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau proclaimed, “. . . I want everyone to know that I am and will always be a proud feminist. . . .” He also touted Chrystia Freeland as his first female finance minister. However, she disagreed with him on policy, and, three days after that dinner, on Zoom, he threw her out of the finance portfolio and replaced her with a man. Justin Trudeau’s proud feminism is a charade, Senator Gold. What is it with the Prime Minister and his inability to take “no” for an answer when it comes from a woman?
Again, I simply do not accept the premise of your question. But, once again, this government has delivered and, for so long as it has the confidence of the House, will continue to deliver real programs for real people, including women, their children and their families.
