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Colleagues, comparing any individual to a fictional character is not within the realms of what we do here. I will ask all members to restrain themselves from doing that. The hon. member for Brandon—Souris.
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Order. The hon. parliamentary secretary has seven seconds left on the clock.
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The hon. member for Berthier—Maskinongé.
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Before we move on to the answer, I would like to remind all members that it is part of our usual practices and our Standing Orders to be respectful of the other chamber and the people who serve there. I would ask members to exercise some restraint. The hon. Minister of Public Services and Procurement.
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I would ask the hon. member for Orléans to not take the floor unless recognized. The hon. Minister of Mental Health and Addictions.
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It being 3:19 p.m., the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion to concur in the second report of the Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying. Call in the members.
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I declare the motion carried. I wish to inform the House that because of the deferred recorded division, Government Orders will be extended by 12 minutes.
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Order. I would ask the hon. member not to speak without first being recognized by the Speaker. I want to insist on that. The right hon. Prime Minister can start over from the top.
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I would ask the hon. member for Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman to please not take the floor. The hon. Leader of the Opposition has the floor.
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I would like to remind the right hon. Prime Minister, and all members, to please not mention people in the gallery. It is against the rules of this place. The hon. member for Saint-Laurent.
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I ask the members to not carry on loud conversations, in particular the hon. member for Waterloo, across the way, while she has not being recognized. The hon. Leader of the Opposition.
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As I mentioned before, I am going to ask all members please not to have conversations across the way, including the member for Dufferin—Caledon. The hon. Leader of the Opposition.
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Is it agreed?
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I will ask again. Is it agreed?
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In order for us to get through question period, it is important that members not be interrupted and that the Chair can hear the question. I invite the hon. member for Burnaby South to start from the top.
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I declare the amendment adopted. The next question is on the main motion as amended. I see the hon. chief government whip is on her feet.
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I declare the motion adopted. Accordingly, the eighth report of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage is referred to the standing committee. I wish to inform the House that, because of the deferred recorded divisions, Government Orders will be extended by 16 minutes.
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I am now ready to rule on the question of privilege raised on October 7, by the member for Thornhill concerning public access to Parliament Hill. In her intervention, the member for Thornhill alleged that an officer of the Parliamentary Protective Service, PPS, prevented a member of the public from accessing the grounds of Parliament Hill, ostensibly because of his political ideology. This interac…
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The hon. Leader of the Opposition has the floor.
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I listened carefully to the question from the Leader of the Opposition. We have been through this before. At some point, the Chair is going to have to cut questions if we continue to have questions which do not deal with the administration of government. The hon. Leader of the Opposition.
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There is a lot of chatter, and I can only identify the member for New Westminster—Burnaby, but I would warn other members to please not take the floor unless recognized by the Chair. The hon. Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities.
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Colleagues, I need to hear the question. The hon. member for Edmonton Strathcona, from the top.
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I thank the member for this point of order. The Chair will verify the record of the House of Commons and return with a ruling if necessary.
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I appreciate the hon. minister raising this point. We always strive to make sure that we are accurate in what we do. We apologize to the two hon. ministers. We will take measures to ensure that it does not happen again.
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It being 3:19 p.m., the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the subamendment of the hon. member for Dufferin—Caledon to the motion to concur in the eighth report of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage. Call in the members.
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I declare the amendment to the amendment carried. The next question is on the amendment. I see the hon. chief government whip is rising.
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Before we move to questions and comments, I think it would be appropriate to say that when I was a new MP, I was thoroughly impressed with Bob Sopuck's quick smile, those ruddy cheeks framed by that silver white beard and his firm handshake that welcomed to Parliament Hill. As the hon. member said so well, he will be missed. Questions and comments, the hon. Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of…
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I thank all members for participating in a touching tribute to a former member, one who touched so many people here. We wish Caroline, his family and all his friends the solace of having so many memories with him.
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I would ask the hon. member for Dufferin—Caledon to not take the floor unless he is recognized by the Speaker. The hon. member for Montcalm.
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As the hon. member knows, questions in question period need to be directed toward the administration of government. The hon. member for Vaughan—Woodbridge.
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The hon. Minister of Justice and Attorney General.
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The hon. Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities.
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The hon. member for Lévis—Lotbinière.
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I am going to ask the hon. member for Miramichi—Grand Lake to please not speak out and to allow the question to be asked, as the Speaker had recognized the hon. member. I will ask the hon. member for Davenport to start from the top.
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Is that agreed?
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I ask the hon. member for Calgary Signal Hill to please not take the floor unless recognized by the Speaker. The hon. member for Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound.
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Before asking the parliamentary secretary to answer, I must remind members that they are not to show documents held in their hands, which are then considered props. The hon. Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health.
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The hon. parliamentary secretary is rising. I hope he is making a point of order.
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The Speaker will not be responding to questions and, indeed, that sounds like a matter of debate. The hon. member for Prince Albert.
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Once again I am going to remind all members not to take the floor now. I remind the member for Calgary Signal Hill to please not take the floor unless recognized by the Speaker. The hon. member for Cariboo—Prince George has the floor.
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I thank the hon. parliamentary secretary for raising this point. If it is necessary, the Chair will come back to the House.
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We just have to take a little break so that everyone can reflect on the fact that no one is permitted to speak without first being recognized by the Speaker. The member for Mégantic—L'Érable.
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Order. It is a very important and basic fact here that questions can be asked in English or in French and that questions can be answered in English or in French. I am going to ask the hon. member to start from the top.
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Colleagues, the electronic voting period has ended, but there seems to be a problem with the application itself. The member for Grande Prairie—Mackenzie is rising on a point of order.
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