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House Hansard - 66

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 6, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 66 - May/6/22
Mr. Michael Barrett
  • May/6/22 12:31:54 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-5 
Mr. Speaker, I was just wondering if you could verify that quorum is currently being met.
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The Deputy Speaker
  • May/6/22 12:32:02 p.m.
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There is a quorum call again. And the count having been taken:
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Mr. Kevin Lamoureux
  • May/6/22 12:32:18 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I know there is a lunch going on. There are members on all sides of the House. There are members who are having lunch—
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The Deputy Speaker
  • May/6/22 12:32:18 p.m.
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There are 13 here, and we have a number of members online. Online does count on this list. We do have quorum. The hon. member for Winnipeg North.
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The Deputy Speaker
  • May/6/22 12:32:29 p.m.
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The hon. member for New Westminster—Burnaby is rising on a point of order.
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Mr. Peter Julian
  • May/6/22 12:32:35 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-5 
Mr. Speaker, I did not want to interrupt my friend from Winnipeg North, but you should be aware that there are literally dozens of members of Parliament participating online. I do not understand the repeated calls for quorum when members of the Conservative Party should be aware that dozens of members are participating actively through Zoom in this hybrid Parliament.
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The Deputy Speaker
  • May/6/22 12:33:02 p.m.
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That is what I referred to. The hon. member for Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes.
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Mr. Michael Barrett
  • May/6/22 12:33:06 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-5 
Mr. Speaker, it is not a lack of understanding. Members in the chamber are able to see the other members who are physically in the chamber. Not to discount the number of members who are online, but that number is in fact seven, not “dozens” as my hon. colleague said. There is no way for members in the House to verify that. That is why I respectfully requested that the Chair verify quorum.
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Mr. Kevin Lamoureux
  • May/6/22 12:33:36 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, on the same point of order, at the end of— An hon. member: Point of order.
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The Deputy Speaker
  • May/6/22 12:33:41 p.m.
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We are already on a point of order with the hon. member for Winnipeg North. I will go back to whoever was yelling that.
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Mr. Kevin Lamoureux
  • May/6/22 12:33:49 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-5 
Mr. Speaker, I think it is important for members, before they stand up to try to be funny and call quorum, to ask a member in their caucus. For example, there are 33 members online right now. Members should be courteous, as opposed to interrupting a speech knowing full well there is quorum. The Conservative and Bloc members who have now done this should be a little more courteous to me, who happen to be speaking, and to members who might be having a meal.
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The Deputy Speaker
  • May/6/22 12:34:29 p.m.
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Order. We had another point of order or a continuation of the same point of order. The hon. member for New Westminster—Burnaby.
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Mr. Peter Julian
  • May/6/22 12:34:35 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-5 
Mr. Speaker, I would like to make the same point. The member for Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes just misinformed the House. There are three dozen members participating online, including myself. I do not understand why he would try to lead the House in error—
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The Deputy Speaker
  • May/6/22 12:34:53 p.m.
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I am going to stop things right now. We are doing a count. We will find out exactly how many people we have participating. When we go back, the member for Winnipeg North will have two minutes and 10 seconds left in his time. Let us take a couple of seconds to get the count done correctly. And the count having been taken:
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The Deputy Speaker
  • May/6/22 12:35:25 p.m.
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There are 25 members here in the chamber at this moment. There are nine with their cameras on. Members can be online, but if they do not have their cameras on, they are not counted in the quorum. The camera needs to be on. The hon. member for Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes.
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Mr. Michael Barrett
  • May/6/22 12:35:43 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-5 
Mr. Speaker, the member who just spoke, the hon. gentleman from New Westminster—Burnaby, did say that I misinformed the House, and I would respectfully ask, in light of the verification offered by the table officers and by the Chair, that an apology be offered for having alleged that I misled the House.
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The Deputy Speaker
  • May/6/22 12:36:08 p.m.
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Would the hon. member for New Westminster—Burnaby like to make a comment? I will afford him a minute.
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Mr. Peter Julian
  • May/6/22 12:36:15 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-5 
Mr. Speaker, the numbers stand. There are three dozen people online. I understand your interpretation of having the cameras on or off, but I can see a number of Conservative members who have turned their cameras off. I just wish we would stop the game playing and get on with the debate.
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The Deputy Speaker
  • May/6/22 12:36:35 p.m.
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I am done with that for now, so let us put that one to bed. Having the cameras on is the rule there. The hon. member for Winnipeg North has two minutes and 10 seconds left.
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Mr. Kevin Lamoureux
  • May/6/22 12:36:46 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-5 
Mr. Speaker, having gone through that, I should be given a bonus five minutes, I would suggest. At the end of the day, the Conservatives like to play their games, and we saw that just now. They do whatever they can to play a game, cause distractions and lose the focus on what I believe and the government believes is important to Canadians, such as the budget and the budget implementation bill. We do not get very many bills that are more important than the budget implementation bill, something that invests billions and billions of dollars into supporting Canadians in all sorts of different ways. That is what we were supposed to be debating today. On a Friday afternoon, the Conservative Party, Canada's official opposition party, wants to play games. As much as the Conservatives want to focus on their games and their character assassinations, I can say that all members of the Liberal caucus will continue to have their focus on Canadians and the people of Canada first. That is the reason why we are very excited about Bill C-19, no matter what sorts of games might be played by the Conservative opposition. We understand how this budget is going to have a profoundly positive impact on building a stronger, healthier Canada. We will continue to support the middle class and those aspiring to be a part of it, and push aside the games. That is the assurance that I would give members. I do not support this motion. Bill C-5 should stay as one bill, as was the intent.
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