Adjournment
Motion Negatived
December 8, 2020
Hon. Donald Neil Plett (Leader of the Opposition)
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Moved:
That the Senate do now adjourn.
The Hon. the Acting Speaker
All those in favour of the motion for the adjournment of the Senate will please say, “yea.”
The Hon. the Acting Speaker
All those opposed will please say, “nay.”
The Hon. the Acting Speaker
I believe the nays have it.
The Hon. the Acting Speaker
I see two senators rising. Do we have an agreement on a bell?
The Hon. the Acting Speaker
We have an agreement on 30 minutes. The vote will take place at 9:01.
Call in the senators.
Hon. Rosa Galvez
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I would like to have the opportunity to express the reason for my abstention.
Honourable senators, I abstained out of protest. I’m extremely disappointed that we got to this point at which we have to stop our work. I am disappointed, but mainly I am ashamed. This is not what Canadians deserve. Nobody expects that we agree on everything or on anything. Sometimes we have to agree to disagree.
