Parliamentary Speeches

Government Orders

It being 3:20 p.m., pursuant to order made on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the amendment to the motion at second reading stage of Bill C-69. Call in the members.

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Is that agreed?

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I declare the motion carried. The hon. parliamentary secretary is rising on a point of order.

Oral Questions

Order, please. I will ask the hon. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance to withdraw that comment. We do not comment on the appearance of members.

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Colleagues, I thank you for the kind words and thoughts that you have shared and the deep respect you have shown for our 32nd Speaker, the Hon. John Allen Fraser. He lived a long, rich life in service to his country. I was a page standing in front of this chair, and I can tell everyone how inspiring he was. I can also say how his shoes squeaked every time he stood up, which gave the signal to the …

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Order. I invite all members to be very careful with their language. The hon. member for South Surrey—White Rock.

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It being 3:46 p.m., the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of the member for Carleton relating to the business of supply. Call in the members.

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Colleagues, there have been discussions among representatives of all parties in the House and I understand we will now proceed to tributes with respect to the passing of the Hon. John Allen Fraser, former Speaker of the House. I would like to first recognize the hon. government House leader.

Oral Questions

It is actually one of the rare times when I cannot hear our colleague from York Simcoe. I will ask members to please not raise their voices and interrupt while the hon. member for York—Simcoe or any other member has the floor. I am going to ask the hon. member for York—Simcoe to start from the top.

Routine Proceedings

I am sorry. The hon. member for Saint‑Hyacinthe—Bagot is rising on a point of order.

Routine Proceedings

I invite the member for Kitchener Centre to start his petition again.

Statements By Members

The hon. member for Fort McMurray—Cold Lake.

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I am going to ask members just to be very conscious of the language that they use.

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Colleagues, I am certain we all want to hear the member for Regina—Qu'Appelle. I will ask the member for New Brunswick Southwest, who is a respected member of the House, to please hold back until he has the floor. The hon. member for Regina—Qu'Appelle.

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Again, I am going to ask all members to please wait until they take the floor. I will ask the hon. member for Orléans, who is also a respected member of the House, to only take the floor when she is addressed. The hon. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance.

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Order. I know we all love York—Simcoe and all the communities therein, but I will ask members to please hold their voices so we can listen to the answer. The hon. Minister of Energy and Natural Resources.

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During the hon. member's question, there were conversations on both sides of the House. If members want to have conversations, there are many tools they can use; especially, if they want to pass a note, they can send the young pages. Please, members should not speak over everyone, because it is difficult for people to hear the question, and it was an important question that needed to be asked. The…

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I invite the hon. member for Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis to continue her discussion elsewhere. I encourage all members not to have discussions on the floor of the House of Commons. The hon. member for Lac-Saint-Jean.

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Order, colleagues. The hon. Minister of Public Safety.

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The hon. member has gone over time. We are going to get back to this at the end of question period, but all members will understand, of course, that it is difficult for the Speaker to listen to several things at the same time. The hon. Minister of Foreign Affairs.

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I thank the hon. member for informing the House of the passing of a great Canadian. I also wish a happy birthday to Lillian. The hon. member for Kootenay—Columbia,.

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Some of the heckling is getting a little loud. It was quiet and pretty good before. I am just going to ask members to please allow the hon. member to speak. The person who should have the floor is the person who has been recognized by the Speaker. We do allow a little bit of flexibility, but I am just asking members to keep it down. The hon. member for Kingston and the Islands.

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Order. Questions and comments, the hon. member from London—Fanshawe.

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I know it is late at night. People are tired, and perhaps they do not have as much restraint as they normally do. I will ask all members to let us take it on in. There are only about 28 minutes left in this debate, so let us try to keep it together. The hon. member from Kingston and the Islands.

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I am certain that all members can agree that his daughter is indeed adorable. The hon. member for London North Centre.

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I am certain that question was through the Chair to the hon. member for Sarnia—Lambton.

Adjournment Proceedings

I thank the hon. member. I wish all members who are present and who are participating online the same thing. The motion to adjourn the House is now deemed to have been adopted. Accordingly, the House stands adjourned until later today at 10 a.m. pursuant to Standing Order 24(1). (The House adjourned at 12:10 a.m.)

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

Government Orders

It being midnight, pursuant to order made Wednesday, February 28, the House stands adjourned until later this day at 10 a.m. pursuant to Standing Order 24(1). (The House adjourned at 12 a.m.)

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The hon. Leader of the Opposition.

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I would like to remind all hon. members to be very mindful of the words they use to ask or answer questions and to keep everything parliamentary. The right hon. Prime Minister.

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The hon. Leader of the Opposition.

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The Speaker will come back to this issue. I will allow the hon. member to continue his question. The hon. Leader of the Opposition.

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I know that it is Wednesday, that members have come out of caucuses and that they are ready to go, but it is really important that we take the opportunity to listen to the questions. It will be from the top because the Speaker could not hear it. The hon. member for Vaughan—Woodbridge from the top, please.

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No. The hon. member is an experienced member. He knows there are no points of order during question period. The hon. member can raise a point of order after question period. The hon. member for Vaughan—Woodbridge from the top, please.

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I wish to draw the attention of members to the presence in the gallery of the Hon. Enrique Manalo, the Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Philippines.

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I thank my colleague from Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier for raising this point. However, as he well knows, the Chair can intervene when members use unparliamentary language on the floor of the House of Commons. We will wait for the committee to submit its report.

Orders of the Day

It being 3:25 p.m., the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion to concur in the eighth report of the Standing Committee on National Defence. Call in the members.

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I see the hon. member for Northumberland—Peterborough South is on his feet, but unfortunately he is not in his seat to ask a question. I am terribly sorry. To be honest, colleagues, we are now about 15 seconds over the time for questions and comments. It was going to be a particularly short question.

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I am ready to rule on the question of privilege raised on April 29, 2024, by the member for Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan concerning cyber-attacks targeting members of Parliament by a foreign state-backed group known as Advanced Persistent Threat 31. In his intervention, the member alleged that he, along with several other parliamentarians, were the targets of progressive cyber-attacks on their …

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I thank the hon. member for Simcoe North for raising this question of privilege. I would appreciate it if he could share all documents and, of course, the Chair will endeavour to secure all the information to make a proper assessment and come back to the member on this question of privilege. I will take it under advisement.

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The hon. member for Calgary Shepard.

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I appreciate that the hon. member raised an issue on something that the Chair did not hear. However, I would ask all hon. members to please conduct themselves in a way that encourages more comity, especially on an important issue. I will ask hon. members that if there is an issue for them to take the discussion behind the curtains to try to work that out. I am reluctant to continue on this point o…

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I declare the motion carried. (Bill read the second time and referred to a committee) The hon. member for Joliette is rising on a point of order.

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Is it agreed?

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I wish to inform the House that because of the deferred recorded divisions, Government Orders will be extended by 24 minutes.

Oral Questions

Once again, I encourage all members to remain silent when an hon. member is asking a question and when an hon. member is answering the question. The hon. Minister of Innovation.

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The hon. Leader of the Opposition.

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Order. The hon. member for La Pointe-de-l'Île.

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Once again, I will ask the members for Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier and Mégantic—L'Érable not to speak until they are recognized by the Chair to ask a question. The hon. member for Vancouver East.