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Routine Proceedings
The member for Mégantic—L'Érable on a point of order.
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Is it agreed?
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Is that agreed?
Government Orders
I believe that would fall under debate, but I would remind everyone of relevancy when we speak to bills in the House of Commons. The hon. member for Kingston and the Islands.
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There is another point of order by the hon. member for Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes.
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Of course, that is not a point of order, but for those of us who like shawarma, I know it is difficult. The hon. parliamentary secretary.
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The member for Berthier—Maskinongé on a point of order.
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I believe that is a matter of debate, but I repeat that members must speak to the bill at hand. The member for Kingston and the Islands.
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There is a quorum call, and I believe I quickly have to count. And the count having been taken: The Table says we do have quorum. We will go back to the hon. member for Kingston and the Islands.
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Order, please. Questions and comments, the hon. member for Edmonton Griesbach.
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Is that agreed?
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Is that agreed?
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While I appreciate the long questions and the long answers because the debate is interesting, let us try to keep them a little shorter so we have the opportunity to get as many people in as we possibly can on the debate. Unfortunately, we are out of time for this member and will have to move on to the next one. The hon. member for Winnipeg South Centre.
Government Orders
Order. Before resuming debate, it is my duty pursuant to Standing Order 38 to inform the House that the questions to be raised tonight at the time of adjournment are as follows: the hon. member for Vancouver East, Housing; the hon. member for Spadina—Fort York, The Economy; the hon. member for Calgary Centre, Natural Resources.
Private Members' Business
There we go. Let us all just take a big, deep breath. The hon. parliamentary secretary to the government House leader.
Private Members' Business
The time provided for the consideration of Private Members' Business has now expired and the order is dropped to the bottom of the order of precedence on the Order Paper.
Government Orders
Let me ask the Table to do a count. And the count having been taken: We have quorum.
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That is part of the debate we are having. I believe we have quorum, and I said that, so thank you for that intervention. Questions and comments. I believe the parliamentary secretary was just finishing up his thought or going to be responding to the question.
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I will call for quorum, so let us start the count. And the count having been taken: There we go. I believe we have quorum.
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Thank you. Order. The hon. member for Kingston and the Islands.
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I know we do this in laughter. We are not supposed to point out the absence of members or whether or not members are in the chamber. The quorum call should be just that: We count the members who are here to make sure that we have quorum; it is not to underline who is and who is not here. I am looking at the time that we need to get the number of speakers in. I know the member for Davenport was wra… Read full speechShow less
I know we do this in laughter. We are not supposed to point out the absence of members or whether or not members are in the chamber. The quorum call should be just that: We count the members who are here to make sure that we have quorum; it is not to underline who is and who is not here. I am looking at the time that we need to get the number of speakers in. I know the member for Davenport was wrapping up her thoughts. She has about two minutes and 53 seconds left. I think she was starting to wrap up. She had a couple of great ideas there, so I was looking forward to the rest of her discourse. The hon. member for Davenport.
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I will remind all members of the House that the shorter the questions, the shorter the answers, and the more people who get to participate in the debate. I will remind folks to answer the questions. Let us ask quick questions and give quick answers. The hon. member for Longueuil—Saint-Hubert.
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Continuing debate, we have the hon. Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Development.
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I want to remind members to run questions through the Chair. I know that sometimes we get passionate about them. The hon. parliamentary secretary.
Statements by Members
Mr. Speaker, last Friday, on Remembrance Day, Canadians from across the country paused to reflect and honour the many contributions and sacrifices made by brave men and women in uniform who served and continue to serve our country with the utmost courage, bravery and respect. It is because of veterans like Jim McRae from my riding of West Nova that we have been fortunate to enjoy the liberties we … Read full speechShow less
Mr. Speaker, last Friday, on Remembrance Day, Canadians from across the country paused to reflect and honour the many contributions and sacrifices made by brave men and women in uniform who served and continue to serve our country with the utmost courage, bravery and respect. It is because of veterans like Jim McRae from my riding of West Nova that we have been fortunate to enjoy the liberties we hold today, living in a free, safe and democratic country. Jim, who turns 105 years old at the end of the month, is in fact the last living veteran of the Second World War to be still wearing the Distinguished Flying Cross. From joining our military in 1941 to serving our community as a firefighter and a bus driver, Jim is a true example of someone who devoted his life to public service by proudly serving the country we all truly love. Veterans like Jim McRae are living reminders to us and to future generations that freedom is not free and that we need to carry a torch of remembrance in memory of their legacy. I ask members to please join me in wishing Jim an early happy birthday. We are forever grateful and shall never forget.
Private Members' Business
There is a point of order by the hon. member for Sarnia—Lambton.
Private Members' Business
There is a quorum call, so we will do a count. And the count having been taken: We do have quorum. The hon. parliamentary secretary to the government House leader.
Private Members' Business
We are not going to do that again. We cannot say whether someone is here or not. We had a quorum call, and we have quorum. Therefore, the member has the floor.
Government Orders
The amendment is in order. We will move on to questions and comments with the hon. parliamentary secretary to the government House leader.
Routine Proceedings
Is that agreed?
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Is that agreed?
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Is it agreed?
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The amendment is in order. Questions and comments. The hon. parliamentary secretary to the government House leader.
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The hon. parliamentary secretary is rising on a point of order.
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That really is descending into debate. If we get another round, I will make sure I acknowledge that the member can ask another question or maybe a follow-up. The hon. member for Calgary Forest Lawn.
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Does the member have unanimous consent to share his time?
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It is my duty pursuant to Standing Order 38 to inform the House that the questions to be raised tonight at the time of adjournment are as follows: the hon. member for Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, Taxation; the hon. member for Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, Public Safety; the hon. member for Abitibi—Témiscamingue, Sports. The Chair would like to take a moment to remind membe… Read full speechShow less
It is my duty pursuant to Standing Order 38 to inform the House that the questions to be raised tonight at the time of adjournment are as follows: the hon. member for Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, Taxation; the hon. member for Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, Public Safety; the hon. member for Abitibi—Témiscamingue, Sports. The Chair would like to take a moment to remind members of the purpose of adjournment proceedings. The late show is a vehicle for brief exchanges on matters initially raised during question period for which a member remains dissatisfied with the response provided, and members themselves select which of their questions they want to raise again during the adjournment proceedings. Both the member raising the issue and the minister or parliamentary secretary responding are expected to address the matter for which notice was given. As such, members should not be surprised if they are interrupted by the Chair in cases where their interventions are off topic. Continuing debate, we have the hon. member for Mirabel.
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I would like to say, as a type 1 dad, that it is good to have them in the gallery. The hon. member for New Westminster—Burnaby.
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My public service announcement for this evening will be that the quicker we ask questions and the quicker we can answer them, the more people can participate in these great debates we are having. Those last two were very long.
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We will have a look at that, do some research on it and come back to the House as quickly as is practical.
Routine Proceedings
Now is my normal public service announcement, where I remind folks to keep their questions and answers short so everybody gets to participate in this debate.
Routine Proceedings
I wish to inform the House that I have received notice of a request for an emergency debate. I invite the hon. member for Hamilton Centre to rise and make a brief intervention.
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I would like to thank all members for their interventions. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them.
Routine Proceedings
Order. The usage of that term in the House of Commons is not acceptable. I would ask the member for Hamilton Centre to retract that and find a more appropriate word.
Private Members' Business
Pursuant to order made on Thursday, June 23, the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at second reading stage of Bill S-207 under Private Members' Business.
Private Members' Business
I declare the motion defeated.
Routine Proceedings
Is that agreed?