Parliamentary Speeches

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Once again, colleagues, the Chair could not hear the question being asked by the hon. member, and that hon. member is actually close to the Chair. The hon. member for Lethbridge, from the top.

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The time has come awfully close to the end of the hon. member's question. I would like to assure the hon. member that neither the Chair nor the table had heard a comment that was unparliamentary. This is why it is very important for all members—

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Colleagues, it is very important for members to not comment while a recognized member has the floor. That way—

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I am going to ask the hon. member once again to please follow the good example of his whip and restrain himself while the Chair is talking. It is so important for colleagues to be quiet so that the Chair can hear the question and if, on occasion, members say something that is untoward or unparliamentary, the Chair or the table could hear that comment to make sure that things happen with an appropr…

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I want to remind members to be very judicious, if they are going to quote from something. Otherwise, it could be perceived as a prop. I will ask the hon. minister to continue. She has six seconds left on the clock.

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The hon. member for New Brunswick Southwest.

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Order, order. The hon. minister.

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Order. The hon. government House leader.

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Before the minister responds, I would like to ask every member to choose their words carefully, to ensure that their comments do not target the individual.

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As I have already said twice, questions must pertain to the administration of government or committee business. The Chair is having a very hard time seeing how that question deals with the administration of government, but I see that the Minister of Public Services and Procurement is willing to answer it. I would like all members to keep their questions focused on the administration of government.…

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Order. I would ask the member for Ajax and the member for Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan to please take their conversation outside of the chamber or ask questions and receive responses. The hon. member for Laval—Les Îles.

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I have a statement I would like to make. The Chair would like to take a few minutes to share with the House some brief reflections on our proceedings since the resumption of the session at the end of January. This is quite relevant today. Since my election as your Speaker, I have made it my main goal to work toward improving the decorum of this place. I have received feedback and support from whip…

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I am also now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on February 8, by the member for Regina—Lewvan concerning allegedly misleading statements made in the House by the Prime Minister and the Minister of Environment and Climate Change. In raising his question of privilege, the member alleged that the Prime Minister and the Minister of Environment and Climate Change had misled the Hous…

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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Is there consent?

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I thank the hon. member for Regina—Qu'Appelle, the opposition House leader, for raising this question of privilege. I will take it under advisement and come back to the House. The hon. parliamentary secretary is rising on the same point.

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I thank the members for their co-operation in that regard.

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It is my duty to lay upon the table, pursuant to subsection 40(1) of the Privacy Act, a report of the Privacy Commissioner entitled “Special Report to Parliament: Investigation of the RCMP's collection of open-source information under Project Wide Awake”. Pursuant to Standing order 108(3)(h), this report is deemed to have been permanently referred to the Standing Committee to Access to Information…

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All those opposed to the hon. member's moving the motion will please say nay. The House has heard the terms of this motion. All those opposed to the motion will please say nay. (Motion agreed to)

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I remind members when we are presenting petitions, it is to provide a summary of what is on the petition. I am convinced that was not the wording used on the petition. I will ask all members to please exercise discretion in that regard.

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There is a point of order by the hon. member for Milton.

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Although the hon. member is reading from the petition, we do have a firm rule in the House that we only refer to members by their riding names or the executive position they hold. Therefore, I will ask the hon. member to rephrase his presentation of the petition.

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Now we are raising another issue. I am going to ask the hon. member to withdraw that point. The Chair had made it very clear that members cannot make a reference to other members of Parliament. It is a good tradition to have because any member could be a victim of that kind of statement and might not be in the position to defend themselves. Therefore, I ask the hon. member to please withdraw that …

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I thank the hon. member. The hon. member for Abbotsford.

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Is that agreed?

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I am now ready to rule on the question of privilege raised on February 6 by the House leader of the official opposition concerning allegedly misleading statements made by the Prime Minister about invitations during the visit to Canada of the President of Ukraine. In his intervention, the House leader argued that the Prime Minister offered misleading responses to questions in the House about the in…

Government Orders

Pursuant to order made on Tuesday, February 13, 2024, the House will now proceed to the consideration of Bill C-62 at third reading stage.

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The request was made to the Chair, and the person who was in the chair at the time said that they would come back to the House if necessary. The Chair has looked into the issue, and it is also a matter of debate. The hon. member for Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup is rising on a point of order.

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I appreciate the clarification, but it is a matter of debate.

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Order. The hon. President of the Treasury Board.

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I would ask all members to keep quiet when it is not their turn to speak. I am referring specifically to the member for Alfred-Pellan. The hon. Leader of the Government in the House of Commons.

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I listened carefully to the point of order raised by the hon. member for La Prairie. It seems to me that this is more a matter of debate, which is acceptable here in the House. The hon. member for La Prairie.

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Order. I stood up a couple of times because I had difficulty hearing the answers from the hon. members. I am going to ask hon. members to hold their comments back until they are asking a question. The hon. minister has 12 seconds, if he chooses.

Statements by Members

The hon. member for Mirabel has the floor.

It being Wednesday, we will now have the singing of the national anthem led by the hon. member for Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation. [Members sang the national anthem]

Statements by Members

The hon. member for Eglinton—Lawrence.

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We are dangerously close to crossing the line of what is considered parliamentary language. That is an abbreviation of language that is commonly understood to be not parliamentary. I am going to ask the hon. opposition leader to please withdraw that comment and to use parliamentary language.

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I appreciate that the Leader of the Opposition clarified his comment. I will ask all members to not use that acronym because it, in the minds of Canadians, would clearly be considered unparliamentary language. I ask all members to use the full words.

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In light of the disruption we had, we are going to suspend for a couple of minutes to allow things to calm down. (The sitting of the House was suspended at 2:32 p.m.)

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The hon. Leader of the Opposition.

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A couple of months ago, the Chair made it clear to all members that we should not be using certain adjectives in regard to individual members of Parliament. The word “crazy” is not one that we should be using. It is one thing I have given direction to members on. I am going to ask members to please work within the boundaries of parliamentary language. The Right Hon. Prime Minister.

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The hon. member for Burnaby South.

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The hon. Leader of the Opposition.

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The hon. member for Beloeil—Chambly.

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The hon. member for Richmond Hill.

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The hon. member for Victoria.

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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.

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(Bill read the second time, considered in committee of the whole, reported, concurred in, read the third time and passed)

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It being 3:23 p.m., pursuant to order made on Tuesday, February 13, the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the amendment of the member for Laurentides—Labelle. Call in the members.

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The hon. member does not have unanimous consent.