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That is a matter of debate. It being 5:52 p.m. and today being the last allotted day for the supply period ending December 10, it is my duty to interrupt the proceedings and put forthwith every question necessary to dispose of the business of supply. The question is on the following motion. Shall I dispense?
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I am going to ask the hon. member to start again. This is a good time to remind all members to be very careful about objects that they put on their microphones as it hurts the ears, which are the tools of our interpreters. The hon. member for Fleetwood—Port Kells, from the top.
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I am going to ask the hon. member for Peterborough—Kawartha, please, to withhold herself while we listen to the hon. minister. The hon. Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada can start from the top.
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Once again I will remind all members to point their questions through the Chair. Order, please. The hon. Leader of the Government in the House of Commons.
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The hon. Minister of Foreign Affairs has the floor.
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The hon. member for Foothills, please. I would ask members not to have a conversation unless they want to take it behind the table. The hon. member for Timmins—James Bay.
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The hon. Minister of Environment and Climate Change.
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Colleagues, during Statements by Members, the hon. member for Vancouver Kingsway was making a statement when a member unwittingly walked in front of the camera. As is normal in our tradition, we allow the hon. member to make a statement again.
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All those opposed to the hon. member's moving the motion will please say nay. Hearing none, 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 thank hon. members for their interventions. The Chair will come back to this matter, if necessary.
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It being 3:33 p.m., the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of the member for Thornhill related to the business of supply. Call in the members. The question is as follows. May I dispense?
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[Chair read text of motion to House]
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The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the previous question to the motion for concurrence in the eighth report of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts.
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I declare the motion carried. The next question is on the motion to concur in the eighth report of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts. 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. I wish to inform the House that because of the deferred recorded divisions, the time provided for Government Orders will be extended by 37 minutes.
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I thank the hon. member for Winnipeg Centre for her intervention regarding the question of privilege.
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Today being the final allotted day for the supply period ending December 10, the House will proceed as usual to the consideration and passage of the appropriation bill. In view of recent practices, do hon. members agree that the bill be distributed now?
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[Chair read text of motion to House] 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 hate to interrupt the hon. member, but I will allow him to finish reading his amendment into the record.
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The next question is on opposed Vote No. 1. Pursuant to order made Wednesday, February 28, the motion is deemed moved and seconded. Furthermore, the question is deemed put and a recorded division is deemed requested. The question is as follows: That Vote 1b, in the amount of $10,725,771, under Department of Canadian Heritage — Operating expenditures, in the Supplementary Estimates (B) for the fisc…
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I declare the motion carried.
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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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Before I go to the hon. member, I want to point out one of the reasons I gave a hand signal that might have been misinterpreted. Although we are all Badgers fans, and there was a really respectful debate between the two members, I want to mention that it is important not to refer to members by their first or last names in this place. Out of respect, we refer to them by their position title or the …
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Again, that is not relevant to the administration of government. The Chair will have something to say about this at the end of question period. I do see that the hon. minister is rising; I do not know if he wants to respond. I see no minister rising. The hon. member for Calgary Nose Hill.
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I am going to be offering a ruling at the end of question period. Perhaps I wish I could have done that earlier, but I see that the hon. minister is rising to her feet to answer. The hon. Leader of the Government in the House of Commons.
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The hon. member for Alfred-Pellan already had an opportunity to speak. If he wishes to have the floor again, he can rise to be recognized by the Chair. The hon. member for Berthier—Maskinongé.
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On a point of order, the hon. member for Hamilton Centre.
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The hon. for New Westminster—Burnaby is rising. As the Chair has heard very complete points on the issue last week, I am looking for something new and succinct.
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I thank the hon. member for New Westminster—Burnaby. It being 12:20 p.m., pursuant to the ruling of Monday, December 2, the House will now proceed to the business of supply.
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Order. I am going to ask hon. members to please not have conversations, especially over those who are using devices to be able to listen to the proceedings of the House. The hon. parliamentary secretary, from the top, please.
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That is stretching the limits of questions dealing with the administration of government, but I see that the hon. government House leader is on her feet.
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I am afraid that question does not, again, meet the relevance of the administration of government. I do see the government House leader rising to answer. Colleagues, I will point out a couple of things. First, let us make sure that, when someone has the floor, no one else is taking the floor. Second, I would hate for us to repeat what went on on Friday.
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The Chair is once again in an unenviable position, because this matter is not directly relevant to the administration of government, but I see that the minister is rising. The hon. Minister of Public Services and Procurement.
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In the opinion of the Chair, this question is pertinent to the administration of government. The hon. Leader of the Government in the House of Commons.
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Colleagues, the more time the Speaker has to spend on his feet, the fewer questions we have to get through in question period. The hon. parliamentary secretary.
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Once again, I am not sure the question has anything to do with government business, but I see that the Minister of Labour and Seniors is rising to answer.
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Colleagues, especially the hon. member for Abbotsford, please do not speak unless recognized by the Speaker. The hon. member for Simcoe North.
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I remind all members to make sure they pass all comments through the Chair. The hon. member for Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis.
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Before I yield the floor to the hon. minister, I remind all members not to speak unless they are recognized by the Speaker. The hon. Minister of Innovation.
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I wish to draw the attention of hon. members to the presence in the gallery of Ms. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, a joint recipient of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize.
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It being 3:16 p.m., the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of the member for Carleton related to the Business of Supply. Call in the members. Before the taking of the vote:
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Before the House proceeds to the taking of this deferred recorded division, I wish to remind hon. members of the following passage from House of Commons Procedure and Practice, third edition, at page 587 under the heading “Decorum During the Taking of a Vote”: “From the time the Speaker begins to put the question until the results of the vote are announced, members are not to enter, leave or cross…
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[Chair read text of motion to House]
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I declare the motion defeated. The hon. Leader of the Opposition is rising on a point of order.
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The hon. member for New Westminster—Burnaby is also rising on a point of order.
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I very patiently listened to the leader of the official opposition. I would like to hear the hon. member for New Westminster—Burnaby; I did not catch the last bit of his comment.
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I would say the fault is mine, as Speaker, for not making it clear for the purposes of electronic voting. There is a possibility, with the advent of electronic voting, as all members know, and members have from time to time exercised that privilege, to come in. The hon. member for Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation is rising on a point of order.
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I thank the hon. member for his intervention. The hon. member for Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier is rising on a point of order.
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