The vote is about whether to pass Bill C-2, a proposed law about bail reform, after a third reading.

What They Voted On

Madam Speaker, wow, that is truly amazing. I just finished challenging them to sit until midnight, and they all jumped up to say that they would sit until midnight. I called their bluff and asked if there was unanimous consent to sit until midnight. What did we see? The people who were jumping up then said, “No, no.” This proves the point. Do we not see it? The Conservative line is, “Do not allow legislation to pass. Let us do whatever we can to prevent that from happening and continue to deny Canadians bail reform legislation.” This is what the Conservative Party's position is. C-2 C-9 C-12 We have Bill, Billand Bill, all of which would make our communities safer, and all of which the Conservative Party of Canada is preventing from passing. Then, when I say, “We should debate it”, they say they do not have enough time because they have more members who want to speak. They cry us a river. When they are provided with an opportunity to have more time to debate, what do they do? They sit on their hands and say nothing except, “No, no, we do not sit past six o'clock.” Do they know how many Canadians work past six o'clock across the country? It is a whole lot of Canadians. Let me leave it at that. I will tell the House something: The only thing here is a Conservative Party of Canada that does not see the merit. If they really want more debate, why would they not agree to unanimous consent? Seriously, why would they not do it? It is not as if all of them have to be present for it. It just means they have to debate it. After all, that is kind of what they wanted, but they avoid it. An hon. member: Their single speechwriter is going to have to write more speeches. Hon. Kevin Lamoureux: Yes, but now they have AI. They have ChatGPT. Those will help them with their speeches if they are running out of speeches to give. Prime Minister Madam Speaker, when it comes to the interests of Canadians, what we hear from the Conservative Party is something purely focused on one thing

What This Vote Is Really About

This vote is about whether to pass Bill C-2, a proposed law focused on making the border between Canada and the United States more secure. The person speaking is upset because they believe the Conservative Party is trying to block the bill from passing. They offered to keep Parliament open late to debate the bill further, but the Conservatives refused. The speaker thinks the Conservatives don't really want to debate the bill, they just want to stop it from becoming law. If Bill C-2 passes, it could change how the border with the U.S. is managed and potentially affect security measures. People who travel between the two countries, or who live near the border, might be most directly affected.

This decision was made by "everyone agreed" — no individual MP votes were counted.