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2024-06-19
Committees of the House
Procedural

Routine Proceedings

I understand that there is a dissenting report. The hon. member for Saskatoon—Grasswood.

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2024-06-19
Committees of the House
Procedural

Routine Proceedings

The hon. member is a seasoned member. He is well aware that in order to table a supplementary opinion, he must obtain the unanimous consent of the House. I invite the hon. member to seek unanimous consent immediately.

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2024-06-19
Committees of the House
Procedural

Routine Proceedings

The hon. member for Kelowna—Lake Country is rising to present a dissenting report.

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2024-06-19
Committees of the House
Procedural

Routine Proceedings

The hon. member for Cowichan—Malahat—Langford is rising on a point of order.

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2024-06-19
Committees of the House
Procedural

Routine Proceedings

Does the member have unanimous consent?

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2024-06-19
Business of the House
Procedural

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)

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2024-06-19
Sudan
Procedural

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)

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2024-06-19
Petitions
Procedural

Routine Proceedings

The hon. member does not have unanimous consent.

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2024-06-19
Petitions
Procedural

Routine Proceedings

As an experienced member, the hon. member knows that we are not supposed to indicate whether we support petitions, but I understand that. The hon. member for Simcoe North.

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2024-06-19
Questions Passed as Orders for Returns
Procedural

Routine Proceedings

Is that agreed?

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2024-06-19
Motions for Papers
Procedural

Routine Proceedings

Colleagues, let me wish you all a really great time back in your ridings. I hope that you will spend time with your families, your loved ones, and your people back home. I look forward to seeing you again in the fall. It being 6:01 p.m., pursuant to order made earlier today, the House stands adjourned until Monday, September 16, at 11 a.m., pursuant to Standing Orders 28(2) and 24(1). (The House a…

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2024-06-19
Questions Passed as Orders for Returns
Procedural

Routine Proceedings

Is that agreed?

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2024-06-19
Motions for Papers
Procedural

Routine Proceedings

Is that agreed?

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2024-06-18
Leader of the New Democratic Party
Procedural

Statements By Members

I am going to interrupt the hon. member. I am going to ask the hon. member for Timmins—James Bay to please not speak unless he is recognized. I am going to ask the hon. member for—

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2024-06-18
Leader of the New Democratic Party
Procedural

Statements By Members

Order. I am going to ask the hon. member for Calgary Midnapore to start from the top. The hon. member has the floor.

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2024-06-18
Budget Implementation Act, 2024, No. 1
Procedural

Government Orders

I declare Motion No. 38 defeated. The next question is on Motion No. 39. A vote on this motion also applies to Motions Nos. 40 and 41.

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2024-06-18
Information Commissioner
Procedural

Routine Proceedings

It is my duty to lay upon the table, pursuant to subsection 40(1) of the Access to Information Act, the report of the Information Commissioner for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2024. Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(h), this report is deemed to have been permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics.

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2024-06-18
Government Response to Petitions
Procedural

Routine Proceedings

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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2024-06-18
Government Response to Petitions
Procedural

Routine Proceedings

Call in the members.

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2024-06-18
Budget Implementation Act, 2024, No. 1
Procedural

Government Orders

I declare Motion No. 32 defeated. I therefore declare Motion No. 33 defeated. The question is on Motion No. 34. A vote on this motion also applies to Motions Nos. 35 to 37.

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2024-06-18
Democratic Institutions
Procedural

Oral Questions

The hon. member for Battle River—Crowfoot knows that he should not be speaking at this time. I would ask the right hon. Prime Minister to start from the top, please.

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2024-06-18
Budget Implementation Act, 2024, No. 1
Procedural

Government Orders

I declare Motion No. 34 defeated. I therefore declare Motions Nos. 35 to 37 defeated. The next question is on Motion No. 38.

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2024-06-18
Carbon Pricing
Procedural

Oral Questions

This is a message for all hon. members to be very careful about the language they use in the House. The hon. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance.

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2024-06-18
Taxation
Procedural

Oral Questions

Colleagues, I am having difficulty hearing the hon. member's question. I am going to ask him to start from the top. The hon. member.

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2024-06-18
Taxation
Procedural

Oral Questions

Colleagues, like I was having difficulty hearing the member for Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley, I am also having difficulty hearing the Deputy Prime Minister. I would ask that the Deputy Prime Minister please respond again, from the top, and I am asking all members to please allow the Speaker to be able to hear the member.

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2024-06-18
Ethics
Procedural

Oral Questions

Colleagues, we are almost there. There are a couple more sleeps. The hon. Minister of Innovation, from the top, please.

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2024-06-18
Hardeep Singh Nijjar
Procedural

Oral Questions

Following discussions among representatives of all parties in the House, I understand there is an agreement to observe a moment of silence in memory of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, assassinated in Surrey, British Columbia, one year ago today. I now invite hon. members to rise. [A moment of silence observed]

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2024-06-18
Budget Implementation Act, 2024, No. 1
Procedural

Government Orders

It being 3:20 p.m., the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded divisions on the motions at report stage of Bill C‑69. Call in the members. And the bells having rung:

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2024-06-18
Budget Implementation Act, 2024, No. 1
Procedural

Government Orders

The question is on Motion No. 1. A vote on this motion also applies to Motions Nos. 2 to 31.

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2024-06-18
Budget Implementation Act, 2024, No. 1
Procedural

Government Orders

I declare Motion No. 1 defeated. I therefore declare Motions Nos. 2 to 31 defeated. The question is on Motion No. 32. A vote on this motion also applies to Motion No. 33.

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2024-06-17
Presence in Gallery
Procedural

Oral Questions

I regret to inform the hon. member that there have been several noes. I will say this once again. To ensure that we use the time efficiently, if it is possible, a member should get agreement before rising to seek unanimous consent.

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2024-06-17
Miscarriage of Justice Review Commission Act (Davi…
Procedural

Government Orders

It being 3:14 p.m., the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at report stage of Bill C-40. Call in the members. And the bells having rung:

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2024-06-17
Miscarriage of Justice Review Commission Act (Davi…
Procedural

Government Orders

The question is on Motion No. 1. A vote on this motion also applies to Motions Nos. 2 to 20.

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2024-06-17
Miscarriage of Justice Review Commission Act (Davi…
Procedural

Government Orders

I declare Motion No. 1 defeated. I therefore declare Motions Nos. 2 to 20 defeated.

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2024-06-17
Excise Tax Act
Procedural

Private Members' Business

I have to interrupt the hon. member because of a small problem. A political logo is displayed on the back of his sheet. That is not permitted in the House.

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2024-06-17
Excise Tax Act
Procedural

Private Members' Business

The hon. member for Cumberland—Colchester has five minutes for his right of reply.

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2024-06-17
Excise Tax Act
Procedural

Private Members' Business

The question is on the amendment. 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.

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2024-06-17
Excise Tax Act
Procedural

Private Members' Business

Pursuant to Standing Order 98, the recorded division stands deferred until Wednesday, June 19, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions. The hon. Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons is rising on a point of order.

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2024-06-17
Excise Tax Act
Procedural

Private Members' Business

The House will be suspended until 12 o'clock. (The sitting of the House was suspended at 11:49 a.m.)

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2024-06-17
Carbon Pricing
Procedural

Oral Questions

The hon. member is an experienced member, and that is getting very close to the line in terms of what is acceptable parliamentary behaviour. I will look at that question a bit more carefully. The hon. Minister of Energy and Natural Resources.

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2024-06-17
Presence in Gallery
Procedural

Oral Questions

I would also like to draw the attention of members to the presence in the gallery of the Hon. Lennox Andrews, Minister for Economic Development, Planning, Agriculture and Lands, Forestry, Marine Resources and Cooperatives of Grenada.

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2024-06-17
Presence in Gallery
Procedural

Oral Questions

Finally, I would like to draw to the attention of hon. members the presence in the gallery of the Hon. Pennelope Beckles-Robinson, Minister of Planning and Development of Trinidad and Tobago.

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2024-06-17
Presence in Gallery
Procedural

Oral Questions

I wish to draw the attention of members to the presence in the gallery of the Hon. Ryan Straughn, Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs and Investment of Barbados.

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2024-06-17
Iran
Procedural

Government Orders

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)

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2024-06-17
Miscarriage of Justice Review Commission Act (Davi…
Procedural

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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2024-06-17
Miscarriage of Justice Review Commission Act (Davi…
Procedural

Government Orders

I declare the motion carried.

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2024-06-17
Privilege
0

Government Orders

I am ready to rule on the question of privilege raised on June 6, by the member for Winnipeg Centre, concerning editorial changes to the Debates of June 4. In raising this matter, the member asserted that a substantive change was inappropriately made at page 24440 of the Debates of June 4, 2024. According to the member, that day's Debates do not accurately reflect the content of the speech given b…

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2024-06-17
Privilege
Procedural

Government Orders

I thank the hon. member for Edmonton Strathcona. Before I recognize the member for Salaberry—Suroît, who may be rising on the same point of order, I would like to clarify the following. I would note that the member is right. We do not normally publish the ruling before it is given in the House. After the ruling is given, we distribute it by email to members, as well as note on social media that a …

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2024-06-17
Privilege
Procedural

Government Orders

I thank the hon. member for Salaberry—Suroît. The Table and I believe this is the first time that a Speaker's ruling has been published in the media before it was delivered in the House of Commons. We are going to check to make sure it does not happen again. The hon. member for Winnipeg Centre on a point of order.

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2024-06-17
Privilege
Procedural

Government Orders

I am going to invite the hon. member for Winnipeg Centre to take the opportunity to look more carefully at the ruling. The door is always open to speak to the hon. member and to speak to any member who has any concerns about the language that is used or that is acceptable in the House.

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