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Routine Proceedings
If a member of a recognized party present in the House wishes to request a recorded division or that the motion be adopted on division, I would invite them to rise and indicate it to the Chair. The hon. member for Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne.
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The hon. opposition House leader.
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Call in the members.
Government Orders
Before we move on, I want to remind the member that a tie might have been necessary there. The hon. member for Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River.
Government Orders
I want to remind members that I want to keep this discussion as organic as I possibly can without having to cut folks off. The quicker the answers are, the quicker the questions will be, and we can get more people participating in the debate. Resuming debate, the hon. member for Manicouagan.
Government Orders
I just have a reminder before we go back to debate. The quicker we can ask a question, the quicker we can get an answer, so that everybody can participate in tonight's take-note debate. Resuming debate, the hon. Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources and to the Minister of Northern Affairs.
Oral Questions
Does anyone wish to take the opportunity to respond to the point of order? The hon. member for South Surrey—White Rock.
Oral Questions
Let us just hear the first sentence, and then we will decide from there.
Oral Questions
The hon. member for Saanich—Gulf Islands is rising on a point of order.
Routine Proceedings
All those opposed to hon. member's moving the motion will please say nay. It is agreed. The House has heard the terms of the motion. All those opposed to the motion will please say nay. (Motion agreed to)
Routine Proceedings
I declare the motion carried.
Statements By Members
I thank the member for that intervention. I do need to remind the hon. member about the usage of props, even though it was a big part of his presentation. The usage of props is not allowed in the House of Commons. The hon. member for Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock.
Oral Questions
Order. Perhaps it would be appropriate for the minister to phrase her words differently. Maybe she could apologize for that last statement. It was a little inflammatory. The minister.
Oral Questions
Order. If we let the minister answer, then members can ask another question. It is easy to get on the list. They can talk to their whips and get on the list. The hon. Minister of Transport.
Oral Questions
All those opposed to the hon. member moving the motion will please say nay.
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I would say maybe the member could find a new word, apologize for that little quip, and rephrase that.
Oral Questions
I know we are trying to say indirectly what we cannot say directly. Maybe the member could try one more time. The hon. member for Red Deer—Lacombe.
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I wish to draw the attention of members to the presence in the gallery of the honourable John Streicker, who is the government House leader, Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources, Minister responsible for Yukon Development Corporation, Minister responsible for Yukon Energy Corporation, Minister of the Public Service Commission and Minister responsible for French Language Services Directorate.
Oral Questions
All those opposed to the hon. member moving the motion will please say nay. Agreed. The House has heard the terms of the motion. All those opposed to the motion will please say nay.
Oral Questions
All those opposed to the hon. member's moving the motion, please say nay. It is agreed. The House has heard the heard the terms of the motion. All those opposed to the motion will please say nay. (Motion agreed to)
Oral Questions
I will follow up with this right after we finish this list of motions.
Oral Questions
I have this comment to make, whether it is a point of order or a response to one. I know there was an unusually high number of requests for unanimous consent motions after question period for today. All but one were denied. I would like to bring attention to a few quotes from chair occupants with regard to this process. This is from May 17, 2019: It is known to be common practice of the House to u… Read full speechShow less
I have this comment to make, whether it is a point of order or a response to one. I know there was an unusually high number of requests for unanimous consent motions after question period for today. All but one were denied. I would like to bring attention to a few quotes from chair occupants with regard to this process. This is from May 17, 2019: It is known to be common practice of the House to use the unanimous consent motion approach when there is known agreement among parties for the acceptance of these motions. This is one from May 27, 2019: As Speaker, I am confident that members still expect the process of unanimous consent to be used for its rightful purpose and in the manner in which it was intended, including ensuring that the necessary consultations take place prior to these requests being raised in the House.... Finally, this is from June 3, 2019: [W]e expect in fact there will be consent because the member consulted all the parties and has received that consent. I encourage members to bear this in mind before seeking unanimous consent for a motion. Perhaps this subject could also be discussed by the House leaders at their meeting this afternoon.
Oral Questions
I thank the member for her intervention as well.
Government Orders
When we last went off, the member for Hastings—Lennox and Addington had the floor. She has eight minutes left and five minutes of questions and answers. The hon. member for Hastings—Lennox and Addington.
Private Members' Business
It being 6:29 p.m., the time provided for debate has expired. The question is on the motion. If a member of a recognized party present in the House wishes to request a recorded division or that the motion be adopted on division, I would invite them to rise and indicate it to the Chair. The hon. member for Dufferin—Caledon.
Private Members' Business
Pursuant to order made on Thursday, November 25, 2021, the division stands deferred until Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at the expiry of the time provided for in Oral Questions.
Adjournment Proceedings
The motion that the House do now adjourn is deemed to have been adopted. Accordingly, the House stands adjourned until tomorrow at 2 p.m. pursuant to Standing Order 24(1). (The House adjourned at 7 p.m.)
Government Orders
I declare the amendment defeated. Pursuant to the Speaker's ruling earlier today, the next question is on part I, paragraphs (a) to (d), of government business No. 11. If a member of a recognized party wishes to request a recorded division or that the motion be adopted on division, I would invite them to rise and indicate it to the Chair.
Private Members' Business
I thank members for their interventions. 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.
Private Members' Business
I am now ready to rule on the points of order raised on April 28, 2022, by the chief opposition whip and the House leader of the official opposition concerning, respectively, the admissibility and division of government business No. 11. The chief opposition whip challenged the admissibility of subparagraph (b)(ii) of the motion which will prohibit quorum calls after 6:30 p.m. on extended sitting d… Read full speechShow less
I am now ready to rule on the points of order raised on April 28, 2022, by the chief opposition whip and the House leader of the official opposition concerning, respectively, the admissibility and division of government business No. 11. The chief opposition whip challenged the admissibility of subparagraph (b)(ii) of the motion which will prohibit quorum calls after 6:30 p.m. on extended sitting days. The member argued that a 20-member quorum is a constitutional requirement, explicitly stated in section 48 of the Constitution Act, 1867. To this I would add that this quorum obligation is also found in Standing Order 29. The member alleged that the motion would render this requirement meaningless, as there would be no means of enforcing it. He also suggested that the House cannot, by motion alone, alter a constitutional requirement in regard to the minimum presence of members. For his part, the House leader of the official opposition maintained that government business No. 11 is an omnibus motion, consisting of several parts, each capable of standing on its own. In his view, the motion could be divided into seven separate questions, each debated and voted on individually, while noting that some parts could be grouped together for debate. Citing instances when this had happened, he asked the Chair to exercise its authority and divide the motion as per his suggestion. The Parliamentary Secretary to the government House leader countered that the motion does not require any division since the unifying theme is to organize the business of the House for the remaining weeks before the summer adjournment. He submitted that similar motions containing many provisions relating to the business of the House have been adopted in the past, without being divided. The Chair will begin by addressing the elements brought forward by the chief opposition whip. While he is correct in stating that certain elements of our procedure are provided for in the Constitution and are not subject to amendment or suspension by motion alone, the Chair does not believe that this is what the motion does. It instead prevents members from drawing the Chair’s attention to the absence of a quorum during a particular part of the sitting. As the chief opposition whip readily concedes, there is ample precedent for such motions, as they are regularly adopted by unanimous consent in relation to debates taking place in the evenings. I find it difficult to conclude that such motions are constitutional when adopted by unanimous consent, but unconstitutional if proposed in a debatable government motion. Secondly, members will recognize that there are already circumstances during which quorum calls are not permitted. For example, Standing Order 29(5) authorizes the Speaker to take the chair when the Usher of the Black Rod is at the door whether quorum is present or not. Moreover, it is a well-established practice that a quorum call is not permitted during Oral Questions, Statements by Members, Adjournment Proceedings or the taking of a recorded division. Therefore, in the Chair's view, this provision alone does not render government business No. 11 inadmissible. As for the second matter concerning the division of the said motion, I would like to reiterate the ruling of one of my predecessors, cited by the House leader of the official opposition which can be found at page 65 of the Debates of October 17, 2013: In adjudicating cases of this kind, the Chair must always be mindful to approach each new case with a fresh eye, taking into account the particular circumstances of the situation at hand. Often, there is little in the way of guidance for the speaker and a strict compliance with precedent is not always appropriate. I would suggest, like my predecessors, that the Chair should exercise caution before intervening in the business of the House and, more precisely, before dividing a motion. With this in mind, the Chair has considered the arguments put forward and reviewed the provisions of government business No. 11. There is indeed an overall theme to the motion, relating to the management of the House’s schedule and its business, and therefore the Chair does not believe it meets the threshold required to be divided for the purpose of individual debates. However, the Chair does agree that some provisions of the motion are sufficiently distinct to be the subject of a separate vote. Therefore, I rule that the motion will be divided in three parts for the purpose of voting, which are as follows: part I, consisting of paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d), relating to the business of the House for the remaining sitting weeks until June 23; part II, consisting of paragraph (e), which relates to deadlines set for the Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying; and part III, consisting of the last paragraph that seeks to permanently amend Standing Order 28(1), listing the days on which the House shall not meet. I thank all members for their attention.
Government Orders
I declare the motion carried.
Government Orders
The amendment is in order. Questions and comments, the hon. parliamentary secretary to the government House leader.
Government Orders
I declare part I of the motion carried. Pursuant to the Speaker's ruling earlier today, the next question is on part II, paragraph (e), of government business No. 11. May I dispense?
Government Orders
[Chair read text of motion to House]
Oral Questions
Order, order. The hon. parliamentary secretary.
Government Orders
I declare the motion defeated.
Government Orders
If a member of a recognized party present in the House wishes to request a recorded division or that the motion be adopted on division, I would invite them to please rise and indicate it to the Chair.
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The hon. member for Beauce.
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The hon. member for Fredericton.
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I will remind the member about the usage of “you”. The hon. minister.
Government Orders
I declare the motion carried.
Oral Questions
All those opposed to the hon. member moving the motion will please say nay. The House has heard the terms of the motion. All those opposed to the motion will please say nay. (Motion agreed to) Following discussions among representatives of all parties of the House, I understand that there is an agreement to observe a moment of silence in memory of the four officer cadets who lost their lives in Ki… Read full speechShow less
All those opposed to the hon. member moving the motion will please say nay. The House has heard the terms of the motion. All those opposed to the motion will please say nay. (Motion agreed to) Following discussions among representatives of all parties of the House, I understand that there is an agreement to observe a moment of silence in memory of the four officer cadets who lost their lives in Kingston. I will now invite hon. members to please rise. [A moment of silenced observed]
Government Orders
It being 3:14 p.m., pursuant to order made Thursday, November 25, 2021, the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motions at report stage of Bill C-8. Call in the members. And the bells having rung: The question is on Motion No. 1. A vote on this motion also applies to Motions Nos. 2 to 10.
Routine Proceedings
All those opposed to the hon. member's moving the motion will please say nay. The House has heard the terms of the motion. All those opposed to the motion will please say nay. (Motion agreed to)
Routine Proceedings
I declare the motion carried.
Government Orders
I believe when we left this last, the member for Barrie—Innisfil, the House leader for the official opposition, had two minutes remaining in his question and comment period.
Government Orders
If a member of a recognized party present in the House wishes to request a recorded division or that the motion be adopted on division, I would invite them to rise and indicate it to the Chair. The hon. House leader of the official opposition.
Government Orders
It is the “intentional” misleading.
Government Orders
Order. Let us ask the question and let us answer the question as best we can, without others having to talk at the same time. The hon. member for Calgary Shepard.
Government Orders
It being 8:02 p.m., pursuant to order made earlier today, it is my duty to interrupt the proceedings and put forthwith every question necessary to dispose of government business No. 11 now before the House. Pursuant to the Speaker's ruling earlier today, the first question is on the amendment to the amendment, paragraphs (a) to (d) of government business No. 11. Shall I dispense?