Parliamentary Speeches

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The hon. member for Chicoutimi—Le Fjord.

Government Orders

It being 3:11 p.m., the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of the member for Oxford relating to the business of supply. Call in the members.

Government Orders

I declare the motion defeated. I wish to inform the House that because of the deferred recorded division, the time provided for Government Orders will be extended by 12 minutes.

Routine Proceedings

All those opposed to the hon. member's moving the motion will please say nay.

Routine Proceedings

All those opposed to the 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

All those opposed to the hon. member's moving the motion will please say nay. There being no dissenting voice, 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

Is that agreed?

Statements by Members

The hon. member for Davenport has the floor.

Routine Proceedings

Is that agreed?

Government Orders

I am sorry for interrupting the member. He will have about a minute and a half left after question period.

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I have already turned up the volume on the speakers here, and I have one notch to go. The hon. government House leader, from the top, please.

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The hon. member for Niagara South.

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The hon. member for Elmwood—Transcona.

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The hon. Minister of Industry.

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The hon. member for Oakville West has the floor.

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I know members want question period to finish as close to three o'clock as possible, but if we keep having interruptions, that will not be possible. The hon. Minister of Jobs and Families, from the top, please.

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That is not a point of order, that is a question for question period.

The hon. member for Calgary Midnapore will be leading us in the singing of the national anthem today. [Members sang the national anthem]

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I ask the member to start over, without that particular language. It was inadvertent, maybe. I would not suggest that the hon. member is intentionally doing something like that.

Government Orders

Was the member in her seat when the voting started? Yes? We are all hon. members here. We will take the hon. member's word. The hon. parliamentary secretary to the government House leader is rising on a point of order.

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The hon. member for Markham—Unionville.

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The hon. member for Oshawa.

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I will allow the member to start over without naming names.

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That is a matter of debate; it is not a point of order.

Government Orders

It being 3:10 p.m., the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of the member for Foothills relating to the business of supply. Call in the members.

Government Orders

I declare the motion lost.

Government Orders

Was the hon. member in her seat when the vote began? I did not see, personally.

Government Orders

What I am trying to ask the hon. member is this: I assume the member is saying she was in the chamber when the question was read, but was she in her seat when the vote began?

Government Orders

Just to clarify, the rule is that the member has to be able to hear the question but not necessarily be in their seat. However, when the vote begins, they must be in their seat. The hon. member said that she was in her seat, and we obviously give her the benefit of the doubt on that, so we will move on. I wish to inform the House that because of the deferred recorded division, the time provided fo…

Routine Proceedings

Is that agreed?

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Is that agreed?

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I wish to inform the House that I have received two notices of requests for an emergency debate concerning the same subject. Members will be invited to rise and make brief interventions in the order the requests were received. The hon. member for Vancouver Kingsway.

Routine Proceedings

I thank the hon. members for Vancouver Kingsway and Laurentides—Labelle for their interventions. However, I am not satisfied that this request meets the specific requirements of the Standing Orders at this time. That being said, I know that this is a subject of great interest to many members. I would therefore like to assure the House that I am open to reconsidering the request at a later date, if…

Routine Proceedings

I am now ready to rule on the question of privilege raised on September 15, 2025, by the hon. member for Kamloops—Thompson—Nicola concerning members' access to federal penitentiaries. In raising the question of privilege, the member alleged that he and the member for Cloverdale—Langley City had been obstructed and treated disrespectfully during a visit to Fraser Valley Institution on July 28, 2025…

Statements by Members

I would remind the member that it is through the Chair. I do not know that much about ostriches.

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The hon. Minister of Justice.

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Please, colleagues, I would like to hear what that 12-year-old had to say as well. Go from the top, please.

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I can't hear. We are going to start from the top on that.

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The hon. member for Montmorency—Charlevoix.

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I would like to draw the attention of members to the presence in the gallery of His Excellency Micheál Martin, Taoiseach of Ireland.

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I invite all hon. members to join the Taoiseach and me in the Speaker's salon in room 233-S immediately following question period for a reception in his honour.

Government Orders

It being 3:14 p.m., the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of the member for Rivière-du-Nord relating to the business of supply. Call in the members.

Government Orders

I declare the motion lost.

It being Wednesday, we will now have the singing of the national anthem led by the hon. member for Argenteuil—La Petite‑Nation. [Members sang the national anthem]

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The hon. Leader of the Opposition.

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Order. The minister may continue.

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The hon. member for Middlesex—London has the floor.

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The hon. member for Calgary Centre.

Government Orders

The first question is whether the member voted electronically or voted in person. When voting in person, a member cannot leave their seat. The hon. member for Bourassa.

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I wish to draw the attention of members to the presence in the gallery of the Right Hon. Joe Clark, the 16th prime minister of Canada.