Parliamentary Speeches

Orders of the day

It being 3:32 p.m., the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the amendment of the member Dufferin—Caledon to the motion for concurrence in the 10th report of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development. Call in the members. And the bells having rung:

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

Statements by Members

I thank the hon. member for that statement. I would encourage all members to reflect on the language we use in this place, despite how heartfelt and sincere we feel about that issue. The hon. member from Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook.

Statements by Members

This week there have been a number of statements in which some members have called into question the allegiances of other members, which is, frankly, not acceptable. I will ask the hon. member to rise, do the honourable thing and withdraw that part of his statement. Then I will allow him to finish his statement. The hon. member for Milton.

Oral Questions

Order, please. The right hon. Prime Minister has the floor.

Oral Questions

I thank the hon. member for raising this point of order. The Chair did ask the member to withdraw the comment. It was important to the Chair on a prima facie look at it to see a distinction between the two situations.

Oral Questions

I have to say that I am not convinced that this has anything to do with government administration, but I see that the right hon. Prime Minister is on his feet. The hon. leader of the Bloc Québécois.

Oral Questions

I would like to remind all members to not engage, as much as possible, in using mock names for ministers. The right hon. Prime Minister has the floor.

Oral Questions

The hon. member for Surrey—Newton.

Oral Questions

I wish to draw the attention of members to the presence in the gallery of the Hon. Jill Balser, Minister of Labour, Skills and Immigration for the great province of Nova Scotia.

Oral Questions

I thank the member for La Prairie for his comments. From what the Chair heard during the first question, no reference was made to that document. I will review the blues. If that did in fact happen, then I would like to apologize to the member for Beloeil—Chambly. I will get back to the House with an answer for the member if needed. The hon. member for Sarnia‑Lambton on a point of order.

Private Members' Business

Yesterday, the House leader of the official opposition raised a point of order regarding Ways and Means Motion No. 19, arguing that under the rule of anticipation, the ways and means motion was out of order. He quoted extensively from House of Commons Procedure and Practice, third edition, in that regard. After his intervention, other members indicated that they would return to the House to offer …

Government Orders

Unfortunately, we have run out of time for responses.

Government Orders

This is debate. The hon. member for Pickering—Uxbridge.

Statements by Members

The hon. member is now an experienced member in the House. He cannot refer to other hon. members who sit in this place by their last names, but only by their riding names.

Oral Questions

I thank the hon. parliamentary secretary for raising this issue. The Chair had already pointed out to members during today's Oral Questions that it is important to not use unparliamentary language. I made that point, and the matter has been dealt with. The hon. member for Mégantic—L'Érable on a point of order.

Oral Questions

I thank the member for Mégantic—L'Érable, but, again, that is debate. The matter is closed.

Oral Questions

I would like to once again remind all members not to speak unless it is their turn to do so. That way everyone can hear the question and answer. The hon. member for Louis-Saint-Laurent.

Oral Questions

Before I give the member for Beloeil—Chambly the floor, I would like to remind all members that it is very important to use parliamentary language even when they do not have the floor. Members must not accuse people of lying deliberately. The hon. member for Beloeil—Chambly.

Oral Questions

I remind members that all questions and answers must be addressed through the Chair. The hon. Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship.

Oral Questions

I know the hon. member for Battle River—Crowfoot is a very passionate man, but his voice does carry and it is very unique. Therefore, I will ask all members to please keep their voices down when a member has the floor.

Oral Questions

Order. I had difficulty hearing the hon. member for York—Simcoe's question. He can please start his question from the top.

Oral Questions

I will ask the hon. member if he is seeking the unanimous consent of the House to table the document.

Oral Questions

Order. The hon. minister knows that this venturing into debate. The hon. parliamentary secretary to the government House leader.

Oral Questions

I thank the hon. House leader for reading that statement and I will take that into my consideration. I will come back to the House.

Oral Questions

Before I move to the member for Cypress Hills—Grasslands for his question, I would like to remind all members, and in particular the member for Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies, to please allow both the questioner to ask questions and the member answering to answer questions. He will have his turn when his name is on the list.

Oral Questions

I will remind all members not to approach the limit of what would be considered parliamentary and to stay far away from that so it is not implied that a member is deliberately not telling the truth. The hon. Leader of the Opposition.

Oral Questions

I would like to remind the member for Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier not to speak when another person who has been recognized by the Chair is speaking. The hon. member for Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles.

Oral Questions

There are many experienced members in this House, on both sides, who know when a colleague has the floor that colleague should be the only person speaking. I ask members to please keep their comments to themselves until they have the opportunity take the floor. The hon. member for Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles.

Oral Questions

I would like to remind all members that, even if they are reading a quotation, they cannot refer to a member of the actual House aside from their riding name. The hon. minister.

Oral Questions

I am now ready to rule on the point of order raised on November 23, 2023, by the member for Edmonton Strathcona concerning language used by the member for Miramichi—Grand Lake. In her intervention, the member for Edmonton Strathcona alleged that the member for Miramichi—Grand Lake had repeatedly used unparliamentary language in characterizing her and her party's position on the situation in Gaza. …

Oral Questions

Before I recognize any other points of order on this issue, I thank the member for Yorkton—Melville for her intervention. I would like to refer her to the end of my ruling from today, which I think is important in addressing the issue that has been raised here. We need to make sure that we use language that avoids causing great disruption in this House. As I mentioned, while there were terms that …

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I thank the member for Kingston and the Islands. It is a point that I will be happy to raise with House leaders as I continue regular meetings with them. I recognize the member for Regina—Qu'Appelle, the hon. House leader.

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I look forward to the hon. member's intervention. I will read it and, if necessary, make a determination. The hon. member for Grande Prairie—Mackenzie.

Oral Questions

I thank the hon. member. We have had a number of interventions on this. Are there any new interventions or are they on the same point? If they are on the same point, then I would ask all members to take their seats. The point was very eloquently made by the member for—

Oral Questions

I am going to be very clear to all members. I ask all members to please take their seats. The Chair has heard the interventions that were made on this point. The Chair will review the Hansard to make a determination and will come back to the House if necessary. I thank all members for making very important and thoughtful statements, and I will come back to the House on this matter. I see the membe…

Oral Questions

I appreciate the intervention from the member for New Brunswick Southwest. On points of order, I really do ask members to please exercise great restraint, so that we can move on with the business of the House. We will listen to new information that is important to raise. The hon. member for Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman.

Oral Questions

I thank the hon. member for raising this point. The point was very well made. The hon. opposition House leader has a quotation that he would like to read into the record, and then we will move on to the rest of the business of the House. The hon. opposition House leader.

Oral Questions

Mr. Speaker, I am obviously not going to make a ruling from the chair on this. I did not hear exactly what the member heard. I will review Hansard. The parliamentary secretary to the government House leader.

Oral Questions

Order, order. The hon. parliamentary secretary.

Oral Questions

I am being very patient and generous in listening to points of order. I would ask that the hon. parliamentary secretary get right to the point. That would be very helpful to the Chair.

I thank the hon. member for raising this issue. It is very important for members of Parliament's words to accurately reflect what happened. I assure the hon. member we will follow up with Hansard staff and we will get back to the member directly as to what we can do for that.

Government Orders

That sounds like debate. The hon. member will have an opportunity to ask a question, so I would ask him to get straight to the point of order.

Government Orders

That does not sound like a point of order. Members are allowed to quote Hansard as they wish. Questions and comments, the hon. member for Sarnia—Lambton.

Oral Questions

The hon. member for Mégantic—L'Érable has the floor.

Oral Questions

I would like to remind all members that comments are to be brought through the Chair. The hon. member for Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis.

Oral Questions

Excuse me. Could I ask members on both sides to stop having discussions with each other? It is hard to hear the answer from the Speaker's chair, and I cannot imagine that the member for Drummond, who is on the other side of the House, can hear the answer. I invite the minister to repeat her answer from the beginning.

Routine Proceedings

Is that agreed?

Routine Proceedings

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.

Routine Proceedings

Call in the members.