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I will stop the clock. The hon. member for Beauport—Limoilou.
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This concludes the first round of questioning. Would Mr. Firth like a pause before the House proceeds to the next round?
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Order. The House will resume now. Before we continue with our business, there is some other business I have to get done. It is my duty pursuant to Standing Order 38 to inform the House that the questions to be raised tonight at the time of adjournment are as follows: the hon. member for Calgary Rocky Ridge, Carbon Pricing; the hon. member for Kitchener Centre, Persons with Disabilities; and the ho…
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I appreciate the intervention from the parliamentary secretary to the government House leader. I am going to take a moment to consult on this matter. The Chair is going to permit the hon. member for Brantford—Brant to please put a question within 10 seconds so that the witness, Mr. Firth, can answer the question.
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I would ask the hon. member for Terrebonne to repeat her comments.
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I am not certain what you are asking me, Mr. Firth.
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Mr. Firth, there was a second part to that question.
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The clock is stopped. The hon. member for Edmonton Griesbach.
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I will consult the Chair. To all hon. members, the process, which was set forth by the House, was that subsequent to the calling to the bar, the admonishment and the responding to questions and supplementary questions, the answers being provided by Mr. Firth would be referred to the House committee for it to evaluate and to make recommendations. The hon. member for Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan …
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What I understood Mr. Firth to say to the hon. member was whether he had to provide a response to the Speaker of the House. The point that I was making before, in terms of the order that the House had set out, the order that the House had passed, was that the testimony brought here will be referred to the committee. The hon. member for Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan.
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We will stop the clock. I will invite the member for La Prairie to ask his question again.
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I will stop the clock and ask the member to ask the question again.
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Although there might not have been a question, if you would like to make a comment I will allow you to do so at this time.
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It is my duty to inform the House that Mr. Firth's presence at the bar is no longer required and that the order is discharged. Mr. Firth, you are now excused from the bar and will be escorted out by the Sergeant-at-Arms. [And Mr. Kristian Firth having left the chamber:]
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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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Call in the members.
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I declare the motion carried.
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Informally, I did ask the hon. member for Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon to please allow the member for Richmond Centre to ask his question. The hon. member for Richmond Centre has 15 seconds to finish his question.
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The hon. Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities.
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The hon. member, who is an experienced member of the House, understands that he cannot refer to other members other than by the titles they have, so I would ask him to start from the top and to avoid such language. The hon. member for Regina—Lewvan.
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Order. The hon. member for Hamilton Centre.
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I can usually hear the hon. member for Hamilton Centre quite well, but I am having difficulty hearing him today. I would ask all hon. members, in particular the member for Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies, to please take the floor only when recognized by the Speaker. I will give the hon. member 20 seconds to finish his question. The hon. member for Hamilton Centre.
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Before the hon. minister gets up, I want to tell members that I hear some singing in the House. Members know that singing is not permitted in the House. I will just ask whoever is doing that to please stop. The hon. Minister for Rural Economic Development.
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I will ask hon. members to please restrain themselves. I know that it is budget day; it is a big day. The hon. minister has 20 seconds left on the clock.
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It is a great privilege for me to draw the attention of hon. members to the presence in the gallery of Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations.
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I thank the hon. member for Abbotsford for raising this issue. All members could do a lot to improve decorum in the House, and I hope we all will. The issue has been raised by the member for Abbotsford, and the member for North Island—Powell River has acknowledged that she used language that causes disorder in the House. I would ask the hon. member for North Island—Powell River if she would do the…
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The hon. member for North Island—Powell River is a long-time member. We have served in the House and on many committees together. I will ask her once again if, out of respect to the Chair, she would please withdraw that remark.
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Pursuant to the powers vested in me under Standing Order 11, I am afraid I have no choice but to ask the hon. member, for not following through with a request from the Chair, to please leave the chamber. [And Ms. Blaney having withdrawn:]
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Colleagues, we are coming back to the point of why it is so important for us to conduct ourselves with dignity in this place. The hon. member for Hamilton Centre has raised an important point. I would like to point out to the hon. member that the Chair did hear his question up until a certain point. Then, not being able to hear the hon. member, as I mentioned from the chair, I gave the hon. member…
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I thank the member for New Westminster—Burnaby for that intervention. Indeed, the Chair is increasingly reaching that point where, with proper warning, we will probably start moving that way. I hope I do not have to. I hope that members will be able to conduct themselves in a way that is befitting of this place.
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I thank the member for Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes for his intervention. Once again, I call on all members, because this is happening, unfortunately, far too often, and it causes disorder. It is not something Canadians appreciate. I do not think any member of Parliament who has spent a lot of time and effort to represent their constituents, to come this place to help pass law…
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I thank the hon. member for Winnipeg Centre. The hon. member for Mégantic—L'Érable wants to speak on the same topic, and I will allow him to do so, but I hope that we will be able to wrap up this debate, unless members have something new to add. The hon. member for Mégantic—L'Érable.
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I thank the member for Mégantic—L'Érable for raising the matter. I will certainly think about it and take the matter under advisement. I see the hon. member for Battle River—Crowfoot, who had gotten up alongside the member for Windsor West, so I am going to ask the hon. member for Battle River—Crowfoot to go first, and then I will go to the member for Windsor West.
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I thank the hon. member. We are now getting into accusations of he said, she said or they said, they said. This has been raised. The Chair clearly understands it. The member for North Island—Powell River left the chamber on the request of the Chair. She has not come back in here to debate this matter, nor did the member for Battle River—Crowfoot when he was ejected by the Chair some months ago. Th…
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I thank the member for Windsor West for his intervention. I thank all colleagues for standing and raising these issues. Once again, I think this shows the importance of conducting ourselves in a better manner. Most members do conduct themselves in a way that is befitting. Sometimes, we go over the limit. I call on all members to reflect on what has happened today and in the past, so we can do bett…
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I thank the hon. member for clarifying.
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It being 4 p.m., the House will now proceed to the consideration of Ways and Means Proceedings No. 20 concerning the budget presentation.
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Pursuant to Standing Order 83(2), the motion is deemed adopted. Accordingly, the House stands adjourned until tomorrow at 2 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1). (The House adjourned at 4:56 p.m.)
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As there was a problem with the French interpretation, I am going to ask the minister to repeat his answer because a fair number of members did not understand him.
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The hon. member for Kingston and the Islands has a very brief time for one question and an answer.
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Order, please. I ask members on all sides of the House to please come to order. The hon. minister has the floor.
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I will ask hon. members, especially the hon. member for Miramichi—Grand Lake, to please take the floor only when they are recognized by the Speaker. The hon. member for Burnaby South could start from the top, please.
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I will ask the hon. member for Grande Prairie—Mackenzie to please wait his turn. He is a very experienced member of the House. The hon. member for Lethbridge.
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For the last time, I would like to remind the very experienced members, including the member for Grande Prairie—Mackenzie, that they should take the floor only when they are recognized by the Speaker. The hon. member for Beauce.
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Once again, it pains me to have to remind very experienced members, like the member for Louis-Saint-Laurent, to wait their turn before speaking in the House. The hon. member for Beauce.
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I am now ready to rule on the question of privilege raised on March 20, 2024, by the member for Portneuf─Jacques-Cartier concerning the presentation of an amendment in one language only during the debates of Monday, March 18, 2024. In raising the question of privilege, the member alleged that the ability of francophone members to fully participate in the proceedings of the House had been impeded b…
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I will ask the hon. member to start again. I ask all members to please take their conversations outside the room. The hon. member for Kelowna—Lake Country can ask her question.
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Before the Clerk announced the results of the vote:
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I thank the hon. member. I will consult with the table officers to ensure that is the case. The hon. parliamentary secretary to the government House leader is rising on a point of order.
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