#graham sucha

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May 4, 2017

Mr. Sucha: I would be remiss on a day like today to not sort of reference popular culture in relation to the whistle-blower act. I took my kids to see Rogue One last December. Galen Erso was forced by the empire to build a death star, and I often think that a long, long time ago in a galaxy far, far away if there was whistle-blower protection and he didn’t have fear of reprisal for coming forward, he might not have had to leak these death star plans, you know, and we wouldn’t have had a hundred thousand people die when Luke Skywalker destroyed it.

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May 11, 2017

Mr. Sucha: First, I would also like to extend my congratulations to the Edmonton Oilers for a great season. I’m hoping that the member would be open to cheering for the Ottawa Senators. There are some great players that are on there with some great names, including Cody Ceci, Mike Hoffman, and Craig Anderson. With that being said, I could really see it as a team that our entire caucus could get behind. But I would love for the member to continue to elaborate on the conservation areas if he would like to.

Dr. Turner: Well, I truly appreciate the question. Thank you very much. You can be assured that the Ottawa Senators will have my full support, at least the hockey team. I’m not very fond of the actual people that sit in the House of Commons, and if it were up to me, I’d get rid of them, actually.

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May 9, 2017

Mr. Shepherd: I greatly appreciated the member’s statements. He offered, I think, some excellent analogies, and certainly it warmed my heart, being a fan of science fiction myself. Certainly, hearing him expound on both Star Trek and Firefly in a single speech: much to be admired there. My one question to the member, specifically in regard to his reference to Firefly, is: why, if he knew that he was going to bring that up in the House, did he not at least have the decency to wear a brown shirt?

Mr. Sucha: You know what? I was going to sing about the man they called Jayne, but unfortunately – I could see on this side of the House the people that got the reference. 

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May 4, 2017

Mr. Sucha: Now, I know the Member for Edmonton-Decore is a Star Trek fan, so I want to also kind of give a Star Trek reference to this because I don’t want to discriminate here. In the episode listed as Pegasus – and this is in the future now. Unfortunately, they have lost whistle-blower protections in the future. Commander Riker was forced to do this experiment with his captain – this was when he was an ensign – and it was unethical, and they weren’t following some of the rules within Starfleet, and a lot of individuals unfortunately passed away. Fortunately, Riker moved up as commander, and then he could come forward to his captain about this, but he was actually very concerned about fear of reprisal. It’s quite interesting to see that these references get brought forward.

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May 9, 2017

Mr. Sucha: Mr. Speaker, you know, it was May the 4th, and we all referenced many fun popular culture references to whistle-blowing, but it is important to acknowledge that sometimes whistle-blowing really impacts a life-or-death situation. I’d be remiss because we just recently had comic expo in Calgary, and Edmonton-born Nathan Fillion was there. In Firefly they had the Reavers. If anyone has read into the Reavers, they were these beasts that no one really understood where they came from. There were these weird creatures, and there was a lot of hearsay and rumour in relation to it. As we dug deeper, it turned out that Nathan Fillion’s character in the show Firefly discovered that it was actually the Alliance that was doing experiments, and they actually work off a parliamentary system similar to our own here. It made me wonder that if they had whistle-blower protection under the Alliance on Firefly if Reavers would have actually existed, you know, if whistle-blowing could be called on members of the parliament in Firefly.

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May 2, 2017

Mr. Sucha: When we were doing deliberations, it was quite fulfilling. I felt like I was sitting on a metaphorical yacht because we all kind of worked together, just as we have been today, to find some very positive feedback that came in relation to what we proposed.

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October 11, 2018

Mr. Schneider: The more watered down it gets, the more crap that can happen to it once it gets to the legislation. So I cannot support changing this very much. The intent is clear, and I clearly support the motion as it stands. Thank you.

The Chair: I’d remind members about parliamentary language. All that extends to the committee level as well.

Mr. Schneider: Is it written somewhere? Did I say something that I shouldn’t have?

An Hon. Member: Yes.

Mr. Schneider: Oh. Well, if you don’t mind sending me something so that I can refresh my memory on what parliamentary language is, I’d appreciate it. Thank you.

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November 29, 2017

on An Act to Control and Regulate Cannabis

Mr. Sucha: Age verification is a huge concern of mine, specifically because I know that my son is growing like a weed, and he, within a matter of a few years, could potentially look like he’s 18.

Mr. Coolahan: No pun intended.

Mr. Sucha: Oh, I didn’t even realize that. Thank you, Member for Calgary-Klein, for that comment.