Parliamentary Speeches

Government Orders

I declare the amendment defeated. The next question is on the main motion. May I dispense?

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[Chair read text of motion to House]

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If a member participating in person wishes that the motion be carried or carried on division, or if a member of a recognized party participating in person wishes to request a recorded division, I would invite them to rise and indicate it to the Chair.

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If a member participating in person wishes that the motion be carried or carried on division, or if a member of a recognized party participating in person wishes to request a recorded division, I would invite them to rise and indicate it to the Chair.

Government Orders

If a member participating in person wishes that the motion be carried or carried on division, or if a member of a recognized party participating in person wishes to request a recorded division, I would invite them to rise and indicate it to the Chair.

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(Motion agreed to) I declare the motion carried. Accordingly, the bill stands referred to a committee of the whole. (Bill read a second time and the House went into committee of the whole thereon, Tom Kmiec in the chair) (On clause 2)

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If a member participating in person wishes that the motion be carried or carried on division, or if a member of a recognized party participating in person wishes to request a recorded division, I would invite them to rise and indicate it to the Chair.

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(Motion agreed to, bill read the third time and passed)

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The amendment is as follows. Shall I dispense?

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[Chair read text of amendment to House]

Private Members' Business

Once again, on behalf of the House, I want to convey my sincere condolences to the member. The hon. member for Winnipeg North.

Government Orders

I declare the amendment defeated. I wish to inform the House that, because of the deferred recorded division, the time provided for Government Orders will be extended by 13 minutes.

Government Orders

It is questions and comments, and I do not have control over the content of individual members' interventions. The member for Windsor—Tecumseh—Lakeshore.

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Is the House ready for the question?

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The question is on the amendment. Shall I dispense?

Government Orders

[Chair read text of amendment to House] If a member participating in person wishes that the amendment be carried or carried on division, or if a member of a recognized party participating in person wishes to request a recorded division, I would invite them to rise and indicate it to the Chair.

Government Orders

Pursuant to Standing Order 45, the recorded division stands deferred until later this day at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions.

Statements By Members

The hon. member for Elmwood—Transcona.

Statements By Members

The hon. member for Edmonton Gateway.

Oral Questions

The minister cannot display the budget book like that. If he wants to read something, that is one thing, but he cannot hold it up to show the whole House and those watching at home. The minister can continue.

Oral Questions

The hon. member for Saint-Jean.

Oral Questions

The hon. Secretary of State for Financial Institutions.

Oral Questions

Order. I think we all got off on the wrong foot on that one. We will have to take it from the top.

Oral Questions

The hon. member was not targeting a specific MP on this side, but it still was maybe not the nicest language. He may continue.

Oral Questions

The hon. member for Rivière-des-Mille-Îles.

Government Orders

It being 3:11 p.m., the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the amendment of the member for Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan to the motion at second reading stage of Bill C-15. Call in the members. And the bells having rung:

Oral Questions

I do not believe that Canada's Conflict of Interest Act applies to the provinces. Does anyone want to answer the question? The hon. Leader of the Government in the House of Commons.

Routine Proceedings

I want to thank the members for sharing such profound, wise and moving messages. I wish to inform the House that, because of the ministerial statement, Government Orders will be extended by 46 minutes.

Routine Proceedings

Like all members of the House, I am very sorry and shocked to hear that. I was not personally aware of the tragedy the hon. member's family has suffered. The trauma, I am sure, continues to haunt the family. The hon. member for Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis.

Routine Proceedings

I see the member for Winnipeg Centre rising. I believe it is to seek unanimous consent to reply to today's statement. All those opposed to the hon. member speaking will please say nay. It is agreed.

Routine Proceedings

I believe the hon. member for Saanich—Gulf Islands is seeking unanimous consent to reply to today's statement. All those opposed to the hon. member speaking will please say nay. It is agreed.

Statements by Members

The hon. member for Winnipeg West.

Oral Questions

The hon. Leader of the Opposition.

Oral Questions

Again, comments should go through the Chair. The hon. member for Long Range Mountains.

Oral Questions

Everything is quite all right. Questions and comments should go through the Chair. I know it does not pack the same punch, but members should speak through the Chair. The hon. Secretary of State for Seniors.

Oral Questions

I deem it not to be necessary. The hon. member for Winnipeg North raised the fact that the Leader of the Opposition was offside when he made a comment that alluded to the absence of the Prime Minister. I took a measure in response to that: The hon. Leader of the Opposition lost the question, so I consider the matter closed. The hon. member for Kingston and the Islands.

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The hon. member for Montmorency—Charlevoix.

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The hon. parliamentary secretary.

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The hon. member for Calgary Nose Hill.

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The hon. Secretary of State for International Development.

Oral Questions

That is enough. The hon. member for Nunavut has the floor.

Oral Questions

I will obviously reflect on this point of order. The hon. member for Mégantic—L'Érable—Lotbinière.

Oral Questions

I will consider everything that has been said and come back to the House with a ruling on this point of order. The hon. member for Mégantic—L'Érable—Lotbinière.

Oral Questions

Is the member talking about the Thursday question? We are not quite there yet. I have a decision to read first.

Oral Questions

The Chair would like to take a moment to come back to the House on a point of order raised yesterday by the member for Okanagan Lake West—South Kelowna concerning whether quoting from a document or book during an intervention in the House violates our rule against using props during debate. House of Commons Procedure and Practice, fourth edition, section 13.26, notes: Props of any kind have always…

Oral Questions

We will have to wait and see. It is a hypothetical situation, but I do consider it a major offside and I will not be tolerating it going forward.

Private Members' Business

I wish to inform the House that, because of the deferred recorded divisions, the time for Government Orders will be extended by 28 minutes.

The member for Cumberland—Colchester will be leading us today in the singing of the national anthem. [Members sang the national anthem]

Statements by Members

The hon. member for Don Valley North.

Oral Questions

The hon. member knows that was offside. We are going to have to go to the next question, which is also that of the Leader of the Opposition.