Parliamentary Speeches

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The hon. member for New Westminster—Burnaby is rising on a point of order.

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I am going to ask the hon. member for New Westminster—Burnaby, who is an experienced member, to withdraw that comment.

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That looks like a prop. I will ask the hon. member just to put that paper down.

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I am going to ask the hon. member for South Shore—St. Margarets to not take the floor until they are recognized. I thank the hon. member for Mégantic—L'Érable for his intervention. I also thank the hon. member for New Westminster—Burnaby for his point. The Chair will take this under advisement and come back to the House.

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Not only do I thank the hon. member for Regina—Lewvan for his intervention, but I would like to congratulate him for two things, one, to wish his father a very happy birthday and, second, how his father's birthday has united this House. Great job to Mr. Steinley, Sr. I hope you have an opportunity to see him soon.

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Before I go to the member for Nunavut, who will be joining us virtually, I want to let members know that I have tried to provide members with about 40 seconds to ask and answer questions so that we can do the full rotation. It is really important that we all try to keep to that so that everybody can participate. I am also providing some flexibility, because questions are interesting and I want to …

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It being 11:26 p.m., pursuant to order made on Wednesday, May 22, it is my duty to interrupt the proceedings and put forthwith every question necessary to dispose of the report stage of the bill now before the House. The question is on Motion No. 1. A vote on this motion also applies to Motions Nos. 2 to 6 and 8 to 12. If a member participating in person wishes that the motion be carried or carrie…

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Call in the members.

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I declare Motion No. 1 defeated. I therefore declare Motions Nos. 2 to 6 and 8 to 12 defeated.

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The question is on the motion. 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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I declare the motion carried.

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Pursuant to the order made on Wednesday, February 28, the minister's request to rescind the decision to extend the said sitting is deemed adopted. Have a good Friday, everybody, and happy birthday to me.

Adjournment Proceedings

The motion to adjourn the House is now deemed to have been adopted. Accordingly, the House stands adjourned until later this day at 10 a.m. pursuant to Standing Order 24(1). (The House adjourned at 12:47 a.m.)

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This brings the round of questioning to an end. We will move to resuming debate and questions for the hon. Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities.

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It being 3:20 p.m., the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the amendment of the member for Tobique—Mactaquac to the motion at third reading of Bill C‑49. Call in the members.

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The hon. member for Fort McMurray—Cold Lake.

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I would like to let hon. members know that, when there is time used for consultation, it is not taken away from the time of the member to pose their questions.

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

It being Wednesday, we will now have the singing of the national anthem, led by the hon. member for Timmins—James Bay. [Members sang the national anthem]

Oral Questions

The hon. Leader of the Opposition.

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Order. I invite the members who are continuing to have discussions to do so behind the curtains. I will ask the Prime Minister to start again from the beginning. The right hon. Prime Minister.

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I am sorry to interrupt the hon. member, but I am already hearing that there is no unanimous consent.

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The hon. member for Marc-Aurèle-Fortin.

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I would like to remind members that it is important to have agreement from all political parties before seeking the unanimous consent of the House to move a motion. It makes it easier to accept the motion and it makes more efficient use of the House's time.

Oral Questions

That concludes question period for today.

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The member has done it effectively, and I am certain the hon. member did not mean much by it.

Adjournment Proceedings

Pursuant to Standing Order 81(4), the motion to adjourn the House is now deemed to have been withdrawn, and the House will now resolve itself into the committee of the whole to study all votes under Department of Health in the main estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025.

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The House is now in committee of the whole to consider all votes under Department of Health in the main estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025. Today's debate is a general one on all votes under the Department of Health. The first round will begin with the official opposition, followed by the government, the Bloc Québécois and the New Democratic Party. After that, we will follow the u…

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Before I proceed to the member for Kingston and the Islands, I am going to presume or perhaps the member will make it clear that he is not going to expect that the minister has to respond in the time that it takes him to ask the question. The hon. member for Kingston and the Islands.

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The hon. member for Jonquière.

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The hon. member for New Westminster—Burnaby.

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The hon. member for New Westminster—Burnaby.

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The hon. member for New Westminster—Burnaby.

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I am going to ask the hon. member to withdraw the comment.

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I am going to ask all members to please take a moment and pause. Let us get back to the proper way of conducting ourselves in this place, with decorum and respect for each other. The hon. member for Kingston and the Islands.

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The hon. member for Thornhill.

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Before the hon. member for Louis-Saint-Laurent resumes, I just want to let him know that the time required for interpretation is not deducted from his five minutes.

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The hon. minister.

Routine Proceedings

It is my duty to lay upon the table, pursuant to subsection 38(3.3) of the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act, a case report of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner. Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), this report is deemed to have been permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates.

Statements by Members

I hate to interrupt the hon. member. I am going to ask all members to please keep their comments. Statements by members are important. I am going to ask the hon. member for Cariboo—Prince George to start his statement from the top.

Statements by Members

The hon. member for Victoria has the floor.

Oral Questions

I am going to ask the hon. member for Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies to please to keep his comments to himself. I will also ask the hon. member for Cypress Hills—Grasslands to please hold his comments until he has the floor. I am going to ask the hon. minister to start from the top.

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I wish to draw the attention of members to the presence in the gallery of Her Excellency Donika Gërvalla-Schwarz, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora of the Republic of Kosovo.

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It being 3:15 p.m., the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the amendment of the hon. member for Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo to the motion for third reading of Bill C-59. Call in the members.

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I declare the amendment lost. The next question is on the main motion. Pursuant to Standing Order 69.1, the question is on clauses 1 to 136, 138 to 143, 168 to 196, 209 to 216, and 278 to 317, regarding measures appearing in the 2023 budget. If a member participating in person wishes that these clauses be carried or carried on division, or if a member of a recognized party participating in person …

Private Members' Business

The Chair has been very tolerant of the beginning of the hon. member's speech, but the Chair would appreciate it if the member would draw all this together with the private member's bill before the House at this time, Bill C-356.

Private Members' Business

The hon. member for Lethbridge is rising on a point of order.

Private Members' Business

The hon. member for Port Moody—Coquitlam is talking about housing in general. The Chair has been pretty tolerant in terms of the latitude. I will invite the hon. member for Port Moody—Coquitlam to make her point on the bill that is before the House at this time.

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It being 3:12 p.m., the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of the member for Beloeil—Chambly relating to the business of supply. Call in the members.

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I declare the motion rejected.