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Orders of the Day
Resuming debate, the hon. member for Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman.
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The hon. member for St. Albert—Edmonton.
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I am doing my best to include all the political parties in the discussion so that they can ask questions. I see that the questions and answers are a bit long, however. The hon. member for Longueil—Saint-Hubert.
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Before we get to questions and comments, members want to be disciplined in how they ask their questions so that everybody gets an opportunity to do that. We have a point of order from the hon. member for Winnipeg North.
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The House has heard the terms of the motion. All those opposed will please say nay. There being no dissenting voice, the motion is carried. The hon. member for Trois-Rivières.
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Are we done? I thought now that we were into debate on this bill, we would have a nice quiet time talking about it. The minister did not have an opportunity to answer, so we will go to the hon. Minister of Canadian Heritage.
Routine Proceedings
Is that agreed?
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The Speaker responded to this yesterday in a point of order and tried to clarify it. The BOIE made a decision that it is strongly recommended but not required. It just depends on where one draws the line of “strongly recommended”. I will strongly recommend that members of the House keep their masks on when they are not speaking. Questions and comments, the hon. member for Carleton.
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We have a point of order from the member for Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes.
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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 member for Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound, Justice; the member for Saanich—Gulf Islands, The Environment; the member for Calgary Midnapore, Labour.
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We have a point of order. The hon. member for Fredericton.
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I appreciate the input, but that is getting back into debate. The hon. member for Abbotsford, please finish up the answer.
Statements by Members
Mr. Speaker, last Wednesday the community of Yarmouth in the riding of West Nova lost a beloved citizen, our friend Terry Muise, at the young age of 62. On the day of his passing, EHS paramedics, Yarmouth Regional Hospital ER and hospital staff, police officers, firefighters, friends and family gathered outside his home to pay tribute and honour his memory. Terry was a father, a husband, a brother… Read full speechShow less
Mr. Speaker, last Wednesday the community of Yarmouth in the riding of West Nova lost a beloved citizen, our friend Terry Muise, at the young age of 62. On the day of his passing, EHS paramedics, Yarmouth Regional Hospital ER and hospital staff, police officers, firefighters, friends and family gathered outside his home to pay tribute and honour his memory. Terry was a father, a husband, a brother, a friend, a colleague and a well-respected paramedic who went above and beyond his passion to serve his community for well over 44 years. Those who had the opportunity to meet Terry would agree with me that he was such a kind-hearted soul that he had a heart at least 10 times larger than Nova Scotia itself. Whether he was talking about his visits to Graceland as Elvis Presley's biggest fan or about a Red Sox game, he was truly a generous and enjoyable person one would want to be around. One minute is way too short to honour Terry's memory, but I still wanted to honour him one last time. To his friends, to his wife Sandra, and to his two sons, Luke and Matt, I would like to once again offer my deepest sympathy and condolences. Terry will be greatly missed. May he rest in peace.
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Questions and comments, the hon. member for Kelowna—Lake Country.
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I know there are questions and answers coming up after. I know we are really waiting to ask those questions. I cannot wait to hear the bit that is going to go on. If we can just finish up on this one, there is a minute or so for the member to finish her speech. The hon. member for Calgary Midnapore.
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Order. I know it is late at night. I know we have not been using Zoom for very long. Let us just make sure that we allow the member to answer. Then we will go back and forth as we normally do. The hon. member for Vancouver Centre has the microphone.
Routine Proceedings
Is that agreed?
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The member for Winnipeg North has 10 minutes and 20 seconds left on the clock. The hon. parliamentary secretary.
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We are starting to get into debate. I know we enjoy cutting people off here sometimes, but I am just hoping that we can get back to the debate at hand. The hon. parliamentary secretary to the government House leader.
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There is a point of order from the hon. member for Kingston and the Islands.
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Actually, when he did start out, and I am going to continue on, he said that for a few moments he would mention this and then move to the rest of his speech. I think I heard him correctly, or I will stand corrected. The hon. member for Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon has the floor.
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I am really trying to keep everybody in the questions. The hon. member for Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon.
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Before I move on, I just want to thank the member for Vaughan—Woodbridge for reminding us that it is Valentine's Day. I know our discussions in here get pretty heated sometimes, but let us make sure we wish a happy Valentine's Day to all the folks who allow us to do the crazy jobs that we do here in the House of Commons. The hon. member for Northumberland—Peterborough South.
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I would remind members to refer to members by their ridings. The hon. member for Northumberland—Peterborough South.
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To the member, I have given a lot of leeway to a lot of members in the House to speak their minds and of course to get to the motion that is before us. I will caution the member for Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan to adjust towards the bill.
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Questions and comments. Let us try to get another quick one in here from the hon. member for Cowichan—Malahat—Langford.
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Could the member retract that word? Thank you.
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We are getting into the throes of debate once again. I would ask the hon. parliamentary secretary to continue and stick to what he can on the bill.
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I thank the minister for that, but the member did mention rapid tests at least once in his speech so far. We have given lots of leeway in our debate tonight to all sides. I will make sure the member keeps to the bill at hand, and I am sure this nudging will keep him there. The hon. member for Peace River—Westlock may continue.
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There is a point of order. There are some technical difficulties. There is no translation going on. You have it back now. The hon. member for Vancouver Centre.
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The hon. member for Elmwood—Transcona.
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I hate to cut things off, but we have to get a few more questions in before the time runs out. The hon. member for Peace River—Westlock.
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It is not necessarily against the rules of the House to refer to certain things but maybe the member could retract the statement or maybe explain it a little. I do accept that maybe it is improper. The hon. member for Peace River—Westlock.
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We are out of time for questions and comments. Are there any other members who wish to speak to this? I hear no one. Is the House ready for the question?
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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 Winnipeg North.
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Pursuant to an order made earlier today, the division stands deferred until Tuesday, February 15, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions. Accordingly, pursuant to order made earlier today, the House stands adjourned until Tuesday, February 15, at 10 a.m. pursuant to Standing Order 24(1). (The House adjourned at 12:19 a.m.)
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There is no consent. What we can do is try to bump the parliamentary secretary down into the next sequence for the Liberal Party. The hon. minister.
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There is a request for unanimous consent to allow the parliamentary secretary to speak for 10 minutes, with questions and comments for five minutes after. Any members opposed to the motion will please say nay. It is agreed. I will go back to the minister to finish her speech.
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Is there unanimous consent for the minister to share her time with the parliamentary secretary?
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We will continue with questions and comments. The hon. member for North Island—Powell River.
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I will allow the parliamentary secretary about 30 seconds to finish that up. The hon. parliamentary secretary.
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The member for Edmonton West is rising on a point of order.
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I appreciate that and will remind the member for Winnipeg North to maybe bring it down just a bit to allow the interpreters to hear his speech so they can translate it into the second official language and the Bloc can follow along. The hon. member for Winnipeg North.
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Order. The request is for the interpreters to hear your speech.
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I know we have been trying really hard to get everybody an opportunity, but a lot of the questions and answers have been very long. I am going to give the floor to the hon. member for Saanich—Gulf Islands to ask a question.
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Resuming debate, the hon. member for Calgary Nose Hill.
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I do recognize that we spend a lot of time on Zoom and spend a lot of time listening to interpretation. I think this is a valid issue, but I will allow the member to continue.
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I will say to the member that there have been some challenges with our technology. I take it, from the intervention on this side, that there was a challenge. I will retract what I said if I have offended the member in saying that he was speaking too loud and we might be having trouble. I did not have my interpretation on either. I apologize, and we will continue on. The hon. member for Winnipeg No… Read full speechShow less
I will say to the member that there have been some challenges with our technology. I take it, from the intervention on this side, that there was a challenge. I will retract what I said if I have offended the member in saying that he was speaking too loud and we might be having trouble. I did not have my interpretation on either. I apologize, and we will continue on. The hon. member for Winnipeg North has eight minutes left.
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Before we go to questions and comments, I want to again retract what I said earlier. As we get into discussion in this chamber, it gets echoed on this side as well. I just wanted to make sure the temperature was ratcheted down, so I do apologize to the hon. member. Questions and comments, the hon. member for Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River.