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The hon. member for Beloeil—Chambly.

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Following the previous response and before I give the floor to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, I would like to remind the House that the Chair has issued a statement about associating a given political party with an unacceptable regime. In the interest of maintaining decorum and respect in the House, it is very important not to associate a party with regimes that are not well re…

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I wish to draw the attention of members to the presence in the gallery of the Hon. Lauri Hussar, Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Estonia; the Hon. Daiga Mierina, Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Latvia; and the Hon. Viktorija Cmilyte-Nielsen, Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania.

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That is verging on debate, but I will review the transcripts of the House of Commons. The hon. member for Montcalm on a point of order.

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That is a matter of debate. The hon. member for Montcalm on a point of order.

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I am very grateful to the member for Montcalm for his intervention. It gives me another opportunity to remind all members that they must remain silent when they do not have the floor, when the Chair has not given them the floor in the House of Commons. This is very important for the sake of order and decorum, but as the member for Montcalm pointed out, it is also a health issue. We need to avoid a…

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It being 3:17 p.m., pursuant to order adopted earlier today, I invite hon. members to rise and observe a moment of silence in honour of our former colleague, the late Hon. Ed Broadbent. [A moment of silence observed] Thank you. He was a great Canadian. The House will now proceed to tributes in memory of our former colleague, the late Hon. Ed Broadbent.

Orders of the Day

Does the member have the unanimous consent of the House to allow the member for Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d'Orléans—Charlevoix to change her vote?

Orders of the Day

I regret to inform the member for Egmont that because he is not online, we will have to strike his vote.

Orders of the Day

I declare the motion carried. I would like to wish all members a very merry Christmas, happy holidays and happy new year. It being 3:03 p.m., the House stands adjourned until Monday, January 29, 2024, at 11 a.m. pursuant to Standing Orders 28(2) and 24(1). (The House adjourned at 3:03 p.m.)

Colleagues, I rise to make a statement in response to the tabling of the report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs yesterday. I would like to thank my colleagues for their work and consideration of the serious matter before them. I made a serious mistake. I should never have recorded that video, not in the Speaker's uniform, not in the Speaker's office and not for a friend wh…

Private Members' Business

I thank the hon. member for Portneuf—Jacques‑Cartier for raising that question. Upon further verification with the table officers, I can assure the member that the vote was recorded only once.

Private Members' Business

The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 96, under Private Members' Business.

Private Members' Business

I declare the motion carried. I wish to inform the House that because of the deferred recorded divisions, Government Orders will be extended by 27 minutes.

Private Members' Business

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, with amendments, to which the concurrence of the House is desired: Bill C‑234, an act to amend the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act. Copies of the amendments are available at the table.

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]

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That is very good advice.

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Before we continue with oral question period, I would like to remind the Prime Minister and members that they must not refer to other members by their family name. They must use their title or the name of their riding. The hon. member for Vancouver East.

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The hon. Leader of the Opposition.

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I am going to ask the member for Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan to wait his turn to ask a question. I will also ask the member for Provencher to keep it down so we can have the question asked. The hon. member for Etobicoke Centre, from the top, please.

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I will just ask the hon. parliamentary secretary to please quote the standing order so the Speaker can hear.

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I am just wondering whether the hon. parliamentary secretary would like to quote the standing order that he is referring to, so I could listen.

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I notice that members will wait until I have actually recognized a member to then start heckling again. If members are going to be allowed to heckle, then may I please have a way to identify them before they heckle? Please do not lean back to try to cover your face from other members so the Speaker cannot hear. Please allow the member for Etobicoke Centre to finish so we can all get back to the bu…

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All those opposed to the hon. minister's moving the motion will please say nay. 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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Colleagues, we are now moving into issues of debate. The hon. member for Haldimand—Norfolk, on a point of order.

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We are going to move on now.

Private Members' Business

It being 3:31 p.m., the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at second reading stage of Bill S-210 under Private Members' Business. Call in the members.

Private Members' Business

I declare the motion carried. Accordingly, the bill stands referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security. (Bill read the second time and referred to a committee)

Private Members' Business

I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on December 1, 2023, by the member for Saint-Hyacinthe─Bagot regarding allegedly misleading information shared by the Minister of Public Services and Procurement and the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence. In his intervention, the member alleged that the House had been misled about the process to replace the Aur…

Routine Proceedings

I declare the motion carried. I wish to inform the House that because of the deferred recorded division, Government Orders will be extended by 12 minutes.

Routine Proceedings

I am now ready to provide the House with an explanatory ruling on the admissibility of Ways and Means Motion No. 19. On November 29, 2023, I ruled that the order for consideration of the motion, and the subsequent bill based thereon, be allowed to proceed further. On November 28, 2023, the House leader of the official opposition challenged the admissibility of the motion. He pointed out that Bill …

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The hon. Leader of the Opposition.

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The right hon. Prime Minister.

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The hon. member for Timmins—James Bay.

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The hon. member for Cypress Hills—Grasslands.

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The hon. member for Nanaimo—Ladysmith.

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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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That is not a point of order.

Routine Proceedings

It being 3:17 p.m., the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion to concur in the 12th report of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights. Call in the members.

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Order. As the hon. parliamentary secretary and all members know, we are not supposed to call members of Parliament mock names. I would ask the hon. parliamentary secretary to rephrase the question, please.

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The hon. member for Guelph.

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That is all the time we have for question period. The hon. member for Louis-Saint-Laurent on a point of order.

Government Orders

The next question is on Motion No. 29. 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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I declare clause 6 carried. (Clause 6 agreed to: yeas 195; nays 103)

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Shall schedule 1 carry?

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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 schedule 1 carried. (Schedule 1 agreed to: yeas 198; nays 97) Shall schedule 2 carry?

Government Orders

I declare the motion carried.

Government Orders

I declare the motion carried.