Parliamentary Speeches

Government Orders

The hon. member for Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier would be quite right if this happened during a debate, but the member was confirming a vote because of technical problems. That is another practice. Under our rules, members may address the clerks without having the microphones and headsets required to participate in the debate.

Government Orders

The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Singh relating to the business of supply. The question is as follows. May I dispense?

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[Chair read text of motion to House]

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I declare the motion defeated.

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I wish to inform the House that because of the deferred recorded divisions, Government Orders will be extended by 30 minutes.

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Order please. The hon. member for Kingston and the Islands.

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The member knows that we cannot use a sitting member's last name.

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The Bloc Québécois has not had a chance to speak. The hon. member for Drummond.

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The hon. member for Timmins—James Bay would like to make a short statement. I will give him the floor.

Government Orders

Colleagues, I have entertained a round of questions from all the political parties here. First of all, a number of the issues raised are issues the Chair has engaged to come back to the House on, and the Chair, indeed, will be coming back very shortly. This is an issue we have been working on, and we will move very quickly on that front. I thank members for their interventions. I recognize how imp…

Government Orders

I thank the hon. member, and if the hon. member had risen, I certainly would have given her an opportunity to speak.

Routine Proceedings

It is my duty to lay upon the table, pursuant to subsection 72(2) of the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act, an audit report from the Privacy Commissioner concerning the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada. Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(h), this report is deemed to have been permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Access to Infor…

Oral Questions

I will remind the minister that he may not use documents as props. Members may quote from documents, but may not use them as props by pointing to them. The hon. member for La Prairie.

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The hon. member for Foothills has the floor.

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Although the Chair could not quite make out the words, he did hear some people intervening from the far end of the chamber. It was brought up this morning that it is really important for members not to speak while other members are talking, for no other reason than the respect that we should have for our members who use the interpretation devices, so they can hear what is going on in the House. Th…

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I am going to ask the hon. member for Abbotsford to please not to take the floor unless recognized by the House, so everybody can participate. The hon. member for Louis-Saint-Laurent.

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Order, please. Colleagues, I cannot even hear the answer. Please, I am going to ask for colleagues to restrain themselves while we hear the answer. The hon. Minister of Justice and Attorney General, from the top, please.

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I am sorry, but I am having some difficulty hearing the hon. member. The hon. member for Kildonan—St. Paul, from the top, please.

Routine Proceedings

It being 3:21 p.m., the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the previous question to the motion to concur in the 20th report of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development. Call in the members.

Oral Questions

I invite the hon. member for Ottawa Centre to please not to take the floor when not recognized by the Chair. The hon. Minister of Justice and Attorney General.

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Again, I am going to ask the hon. member for Durham, who is a new member, not to take the floor, especially after he asked a question. It is important for us to hear the response. The hon. member for Sudbury.

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

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I am going to ask colleagues to please not take the floor unless recognized by the Speaker, so we can hear and so people who use interpretation can hear the answers to the questions. The hon. Leader of the Opposition has the floor.

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The hon. member for Beloeil—Chambly.

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Order, please. I am going to ask the hon. member for Hamilton Centre to please not take the floor when he has not been recognized by the House.

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It is not the first time, and members know that I have asked this question of various members in the House. I will ask the hon. member for Edmonton West, as well as the member for St. Albert—Edmonton, to please not take the floor unless requested to do so by the Chair.

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Again, I ask hon. members not to take the floor. The right hon. Prime Minister.

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The hon. Leader of the Opposition.

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I am going to ask the hon. member for Abbotsford to please not take the mic. He is an experienced and well-respected member. The hon. member for Kings—Hants.

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Before we go to points of order, I wish to draw attention to a presence in the gallery. I wish to draw the attention of members to the presence in the gallery of the Hon. Tracy-Anne McPhee, Minister of Health and Social Services and Minister of Justice for Yukon.

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Order, please. I appreciate the intervention from the hon. member for Don Valley West. I did notice as well a number of monikers being used by various folks in the House. This is something to consider and to review, and I will take a careful note of the hon. member's intervention and come back to the House. I see the hon. member for Nunavut is rising on a point of order.

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I thank the hon. member for Nunavut for raising this issue. I will take a look at the record and come back to the House, if necessary. Pursuant to order made on Thursday, November 7, the House will now resolve itself into a committee of the whole to welcome Canada's 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games athletes.

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On November 7, the following motion was adopted by unanimous consent of the House: That, notwithstanding any standing order, special order, or usual practice of the House, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions on Wednesday, December 4, 2024, the House resolve itself into a committee of the whole in order to welcome Canada's 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games athletes, provided…

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[Members and athletes sang the national anthem]

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Dear athletes, I see that a few tears have been shed here in the House. You are simply extraordinary. Extraordinary is a word that literally describes each one of you. You have shown that you are extraordinary through years of training, sacrifice and the determination it takes to become the best. You are all champions, and an inspiration to all of us, but especially to the children and youth of Ca…

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[Members and athletes sang the national anthem] Ladies and gentlemen, athletes, good afternoon. Welcome to the House of Commons. Canadians across the country are proud of you. Everyone realizes the years of training, sacrifice and determination that it takes to become world-class athletes like you. You are all champions and a source of inspiration for your fellow citizens, especially younger Canad…

Private Members' Business

It being 3:53 p.m., the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at second reading stage of Bill C-380 under Private Members' Business. Call in the members.

Routine Proceedings

That requires the unanimous consent of the House. Is it agreed?

Routine Proceedings

The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the previous question to the motion to concur in the 10th report of the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development. The hon. government whip.

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I declare the motion carried. The question is on the motion for concurrence.

Orders of the Day

I hate to do this to the hon. member.

Routine Proceedings

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 19 minutes.

Routine Proceedings

I am now ready to rule on the question of privilege raised on November 7 by the member for Cowichan—Malahat—Langford concerning the refusal of a witness to answer questions at a meeting of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security.

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I will invite members to please carry on their conversations outside so that all other members who wish to can hear this message, especially the member for Cowichan—Malahat—Langford. The committee had reported earlier that same day, in its 14th report, that a witness had refused to answer questions, even after being formally ordered to do so. This was Ms. Lauren Chen, who appeared before the commi…

Orders of the Day

The hon. member for Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke has the floor. I wish to let all members know that there will be great latitude in the hon. member's intervention.

Routine Proceedings

I declare the amendment carried. The next question is on the main motion, as amended. If a member participating in person wishes that the motion, as amended, 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

I declare the motion, as amended, carried.

Oral Questions

I am going to ask members, in particular the member for Dufferin—Caledon, to please not take the floor unless recognized by the Speaker. The hon. member for Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles.

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I thank the hon. member for Kingston and the Islands for raising this point. I will come back to the House with a fuller explanation, as I just promised.

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Order, the hon. member for York—Simcoe, please. The hon. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance has the floor.