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Private Members' Business
I am sorry to have to interrupt the hon. member for Thornhill, but the time provided for the consideration of Private Members' Business has now expired and the order is dropped to the bottom of the order of precedence on the Order Paper.
Private Members' Business
I do not want to interrupt the member, but his time is almost up. Would he please ask his question so that the Leader of the Opposition has enough time to answer?
Private Members' Business
The hon. member for Vancouver East is rising on a point of order.
Oral Questions
Before I give the floor to the hon. member, I urge all hon. members to wait their turn before speaking. The hon. member for Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles.
Oral Questions
Really, I would seek the co-operation of all members to please hold their comments so that the Speaker can hear the questions, but also so that the person who had asked the questions can hear the response. The hon. member for Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies.
Oral Questions
Colleagues, I would like to hear the question from the Member for Louis-Saint-Laurent.
Oral Questions
I hate to interrupt the hon. member, but unfortunately I am hearing noes already. If members are seeking unanimous consent, I ask that they negotiate to get unanimous consent so we can continue to use the time of the House efficiently.
Oral Questions
All those opposed to the hon. member 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)
Oral Questions
I believe I will be able to make a ruling on that immediately, but I understand that there are two other members who seek the attention of the Chair and of this House. The hon. member for Regina—Qu'Appelle.
Oral Questions
I thank all members for their contributions to this point of order. I would like to thank the member for Elmwood—Transcona for raising an important point and the appropriate point of order. I am going to also offer a bit of a distinction with respect to the issue raised by the member for Kingston and the Islands. To respond to the member for Elmwood—Transcona, the member for Renfrew—Nipissing—Pemb… Read full speechShow less
I thank all members for their contributions to this point of order. I would like to thank the member for Elmwood—Transcona for raising an important point and the appropriate point of order. I am going to also offer a bit of a distinction with respect to the issue raised by the member for Kingston and the Islands. To respond to the member for Elmwood—Transcona, the member for Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke raised a question that made reference to a third party. This often happens in questions, or even in answers, from hon. members. It is something I would consider fair game. In the end, when the member actually got to the point of her intervention during Oral Questions, the question she did ask was relevant to the affairs of the government. That is the reason why I let the question stand. With regard to the issue that the member for Kingston and the Islands has raised, again a fair point that a question was asked of a member who is not a member of the government, strictly speaking, nor a parliamentary secretary, a minister did stand, and I cannot remember which minister it was, in his or her place to answer that question. Therefore, if the minister chooses to respond to the question, I will let that happen. As members know, in a previous ruling from this Speaker, a question was once asked that was not on government business and no one stood to answer it. I therefore moved on to the next question. Let us continue this. This gives me a great opportunity to remind all members on all sides of the House that perhaps the most effective questions and answers are the ones that are asked directly and are responded to directly. I thank all members for their attention.
Routine Proceedings
All those opposed to the hon. member moving the motion will please say nay. Agreed. The House has heard the terms of the motion. All those opposed will please say nay. (Motion agreed to)
Routine Proceedings
Is that agreed?
Oral Questions
The hon. member for Chatham-Kent—Leamington.
Oral Questions
I am certain we all want to give our attention to the member of Parliament who has the floor next to ask a question. The hon. member for Kelowna—Lake Country.
Statements by Members
I thank the member for raising this important issue. The member is an experienced member of the House. This issue normally would not be raised during S.O. 31s but would usually be raised at the end of question period. It is really important for all members to allow each member who has the floor to make their statements uninterrupted. It is important for them to provide a message, sometimes to thei… Read full speechShow less
I thank the member for raising this important issue. The member is an experienced member of the House. This issue normally would not be raised during S.O. 31s but would usually be raised at the end of question period. It is really important for all members to allow each member who has the floor to make their statements uninterrupted. It is important for them to provide a message, sometimes to their constituency or sometimes to a national audience. I ask for all members to please take this opportunity to listen to each other respectfully in the House during Statements by Members, as well as during the question period and, in fact, during all debates in the House. The hon. member for Cape Breton—Canso.
Oral Questions
I am sure we all want to hear the next question. The hon. member for Calgary Heritage.
Oral Questions
The hon. member for Terrebonne.
Oral Questions
The hon. member for Chicoutimi—Le Fjord.
Oral Questions
Colleagues, we can see how this works. When one side gets excited, the other side gets excited. We need to exercise a lot of self-restraint in listening to the question as well as the answer. The hon. member for Mégantic—L'Érable.
Routine Proceedings
It being 3:18 p.m., the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion to concur in the third report of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities. Call in the members.
Routine Proceedings
I declare the motion carried. The member from Regina raised a very good point, and it has been made before by a colleague in the House. I thank the colleague for making this point. When it comes to votes, I ask that colleagues follow the instructions of their whips and their House leaders so that they either quickly move out of the House to conduct their vote electronically or take their seats as … Read full speechShow less
I declare the motion carried. The member from Regina raised a very good point, and it has been made before by a colleague in the House. I thank the colleague for making this point. When it comes to votes, I ask that colleagues follow the instructions of their whips and their House leaders so that they either quickly move out of the House to conduct their vote electronically or take their seats as the two main whips take their seats. This is so that it is very clear who is going to be participating in the vote in person. There will be a time when the matter will be a matter of confidence, and it is important that the Table and the Chair are entirely convinced of the eligibility of members to vote. I ask members to please, when there is a deferred vote after question period, make themselves scarce and leave the room if they do not wish to participate in the vote in person. I wish to inform the House that, because of the deferred recorded division, Government Orders will be extended by 13 minutes. One of my favourite times of the week is inviting the hon. House leader of the official opposition to ask the Thursday question.
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
He was indeed a great public servant. The hon. member for Edmonton Strathcona.
Private Members' Business
The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at third reading stage of Bill C‑284, under Private Members' Business.
Private Members' Business
I declare the motion carried. (Bill read the third time and passed)
Oral Questions
I would like to once again remind members of something I said during my statement last week. It is very important not to question the courage of each hon. member here. The right hon. Prime Minister.
Oral Questions
Colleagues, I encourage you once again to take note of my declaration from last week encouraging members to avoid statements that could disrupt the proceedings of the House of Commons. The hon. member for Beloeil—Chambly.
Oral Questions
Before giving the floor to the Leader of the Opposition, I would like to remind the hon. member for South Shore—St. Margarets to yield the floor to those who are entitled to speak during Oral Questions.
Oral Questions
I would like to remind the member of Parliament for Cumberland—Colchester to please allow the question to be answered and the person who has the floor to answer the question without interruption. The hon. member for Davenport.
Oral Questions
All those opposed to the hon. member's moving the motion will please say nay.
Oral Questions
The hon. member for Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan is rising on another point of order.
Oral Questions
The hon. member is an experienced member of the House. He knows that is not a point of order.
Private Members' Business
It being 3:28 p.m., the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at third reading stage of Bill C-252, under Private Members' Business. Call in the members.
Private Members' Business
I declare the motion carried. (Bill read the third time and passed)
Private Members' Business
The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at third reading stage of Bill C‑280, under Private Members' Business.
Private Members' Business
I declare the motion carried. (Bill read the third time and passed)
Private Members' Business
The hon. member for Niagara West for his right of reply.
Private Members' Business
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.
Private Members' Business
Pursuant to Standing Order 93, the recorded division stands deferred until Wednesday, October 25, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions.
Routine Proceedings
It is my duty to lay upon the table, pursuant to subsection 8(2) of the Auditor General Act, the report of the Auditor General of Canada to the House of Commons entitled “Commentary on the 2022-2023 Financial Audits”. Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(g), this document is deemed to have been permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Public Accounts.
Routine Proceedings
I thank the hon. member for presenting the report. Having been a member of that committee and that study prior to taking the Chair, I am glad the hon. member thanked the many people who were involved in it. The hon. member for Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes.
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)
Statements by Members
I would like to remind all members that this is one of those grey area situations. That is the reason why I did not pick it up right away. We should refrain from using current members' names, even if it is a designated day, in the House. We refer to each other by our riding names. The hon. member for Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke.
Oral Questions
I remind colleagues that a member of an opposition party cannot answer in question period. Unless a member of the government wants to reply, we are going to move on. The hon. member for Calgary Forest Lawn.
Oral Questions
As I mentioned before after a previous question, opposition leaders are not invited to answer. Only members of the government, parliamentary secretaries or chairs of committees can. To answer this question, I recognize the hon. House leader.
Oral Questions
I hate to interrupt the member for Sarnia—Lambton, but in the Chair's eyes, it seems that is moving toward debate.
Private Members' Business
I thank the hon. member for Kingston and the Islands. I did not think the tone had reached that level yet, but I will ask members to please be respectful of the member for Winnipeg North, who has the floor.
Private Members' Business
Before I give the floor to the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, I would ask that all members take care when they use the word “lies” or accuse someone of lying. That is very important, even when one is not addressing an hon. member present in the House. One must be very careful when using those words. The hon. parliamentary secretary.
Adjournment Proceedings
The motion that the House do now adjourn is 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 6:49 p.m.)
Private Members' Business
I thank the hon. member for raising that point. However, because we are resuming debate on an amendment, the hon. member for Winnipeg North may rise in the House to take part in this debate. On a point of order, the hon. member for Perth—Wellington.