Parliamentary Speeches

Routine Proceedings

Before I invite the hon. Leader of the Government in the House of Commons to answer, I would like to thank the hon. member for his good wishes; similarly, I wish all Canadians happy holidays. The hon. government House leader has the floor.

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I can assure all members that I am continuing with the normal practice of this House: that when there is a clear indication that there is not unanimous consent, we will move on from that.

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]

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I am going to ask members, please, and in particular the member for Portage—Lisgar as well as the member for Abbotsford, not to take the floor unless recognized by the Speaker. I am going to invite the right hon. Prime Minister to start again.

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I know it is Wednesday and colleagues are very enthusiastic to participate, but I would invite them not to take the floor unless recognized by the Speaker. The hon. Leader of the Opposition.

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Order, please. The hon. Leader of the Opposition, please start again.

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No, I will ask the Leader of the Opposition to withdraw that statement and to rephrase his question.

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I am going to ask the hon. member for Niagara Falls to please not take the floor when not recognized. The hon. Leader of the Opposition.

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That question is not relevant to the administration of government, but I see that the right hon. Prime Minister is rising to answer it. I hope that this will not become a trend.

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I thank the hon. parliamentary secretary for his intervention. That is an important issue that has been raised.

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I see there are a number of members rising on points of order. The hon. member for North Okanagan—Shuswap has the floor.

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We are hearing more questions that have nothing to do with the administration of the government, but I see that the right hon. Prime Minister is rising to respond.

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I am certain all members can exercise restraint here. I am inviting all members, please, to do so. The right hon. Prime Minister, from the top, please.

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That is a very good question. I have heard that language being used before in this place, and it was considered acceptable at the time. As, of course, members know, that language has been used here before. The hon. member for New Westminster—Burnaby is rising on a point of order.

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Colleagues, I draw the attention of members to the presence in the gallery of our former colleague and former leader of the opposition, Gilles Duceppe.

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All those opposed to the hon. minister'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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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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I am going to encourage all members to make sure that, when they rise for unanimous consent, there has been negotiations among all members so that we have a reasonable likelihood of the motion succeeding.

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All those opposed to the hon. member's moving the motion will please say nay.

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Order, please. I appreciate that the hon. member is raising the issue of interpretation not being provided. That is a fair point. I will then allow the hon. parliamentary secretary to rise again. However, to respond, once again, to the member for Edmonton—Wetaskiwin, when it was made clear to me that the hon. member for Regina—Qu'Appelle was rising on seeking unanimous consent, once there is an in…

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We will consider the matter closed.

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I am now ready to rule on the question of privilege raised on November 29 by the member for London—Fanshawe concerning alleged intimidation during the proceedings of the House. In her intervention, the member claimed that before and during the taking of the last recorded division on Thursday, November 28, the disorderly behaviour of many Conservative Party members reached an unacceptable level. Sh…

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I will invite the hon. member to take a look at my ruling, where that question was actually addressed. There is a point of order from the hon. member for Saanich—Gulf Islands.

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I appreciate the hon. for Regina—Qu'Appelle. However, I do not want to open up a debate on this issue between the two members. I will ask again that if members have matters to discuss on this particular matter and on what had happened on Thursday, November 28 at the vote, they would please come speak to me in the chair. Of course, I have taken into account all the issues that have been raised befo…

Government Orders

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

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Following discussions among representatives of parties in the House, I understand that there is an agreement for the bells to ring for not more than 15 minutes. Call in the members.

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I declare the motion lost.

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I declare the motion carried. The hon. member for Surrey Centre on a point of order.

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Is it agreed?

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I thank the hon. member for New Westminster—Burnaby. The member for Mégantic—L'Érable.

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I declare the motion carried. (Bill read the second time and the House went into committee of the whole thereon, Mr. Chris d’Entremont in the chair) (On clause 2)

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I declare the motion carried.

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I declare the motion carried. (Bill read the third time and passed)

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I have the honour to inform the House that a message has been received from the Senate informing this House that the Senate has passed the following bill, to which the concurrence of the House is desired: Bill S-230, an act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act.

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Is that agreed?

Adjournment Proceedings

The motion to adjourn the House is now deemed to have been adopted. Accordingly, the House stands adjourned until tomorrow at 2 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1). (The House adjourned at 7:23 p.m.)

Colleagues, I am now ready to rule on a point of order raised by the Leader of the Government in the House on December 3, regarding the handling of certain oral questions. During question period that day, the Chair ruled a number of questions out of order after determining that they did not relate to the government's administrative responsibility. After the question from the member for Davenport, …

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I am going to ask the hon. member who had the opportunity to ask the question to please extend that same opportunity for the person to answer it. The hon. minister can take it from the top.

Routine Proceedings

This ends the daily routine of business.

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We were doing so very well for the first number of questions in terms of members' respecting that only one of their colleagues at a time had the floor. I will ask members to please withhold their comments and let one member speak and one member answer. The hon. Leader of the Opposition has the floor.

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Order. Colleagues, the longer I take to get order in this place, the shorter question period will be in terms of the number of questions members will be able to ask. I ask members to please exercise discipline. The right hon. Prime Minister has the floor.

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Order. I invite all members to take their seats. I would ask the hon. member for Lakeland to please not take the floor unless recognized. The hon. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance.

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Colleagues, the Chair has stood up for longer than a minute, which would be one question. I am going to ask members to control themselves. The hon. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, from the top please.

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I regret interrupting the hon. member, but a point of order is being raised. The member will have the full time to present her question of privilege. I am going to entertain the point of order for a minute to hear what the member for Mégantic—L'Érable has to say, and then we will go right back to the question of privilege.

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Colleagues, I am having difficulty hearing the question. It is not for the Chair to agree or disagree with the content of the question, but to make sure that it does follow the rules. I am asking members to please restrain themselves. The hon. member for Port Moody—Coquitlam from the top, please.

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I am going to invite the hon. member to rephrase her question. I want to remind the member that we should not make reference to what has or has not happened in the galleries today to ensure that this behaviour is not repeated. The hon. member for Port Moody—Coquitlam.

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Order. I hope the hon. member can understand and can hear my voice when I say that we should not make reference to what has happened or has not happened in the gallery. I will invite the hon. member to rephrase her question for the last time before I move on.

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The hon. member for Wellington—Halton Hills.

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I thank the hon. member for his intervention. However, it is traditional for a member facing accusations to rise to speak on a question of privilege before the Speaker makes a ruling on the matter. I invite the member for Winnipeg Centre to continue her intervention.

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I am going to ask the hon. member for Barrie—Innisfil to please not take the floor. The hon. member for Peterborough—Kawartha.