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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 12:33:06 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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Context: House Hansard - 66 - May/6/22
Mr. Gabriel Ste-Marie
  • May/6/22 1:12:04 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-5 
Madam Speaker, obviously, the members are so embarrassed by this filibuster that we do not have quorum in the House, even if we count the cameras that are on. Even the member for Winnipeg North is not in the chamber. I would ask you to call quorum.
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Context: House Hansard - 66 - May/6/22
The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Alexandra Mendès)
  • May/6/22 1:12:18 p.m.
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I would remind the hon. member that he is not to mention the absence or presence of other members in the chamber. Calling out a lack of quorum, however, is another matter. And the count having been taken: The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Alexandra Mendès): Counting the six members participating virtually, we have 22 members and we therefore have quorum.
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Context: House Hansard - 66 - May/6/22
Mr. Kevin Lamoureux
  • May/6/22 1:12:47 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-5 
Madam Speaker, members on all sides of the House are very much aware that when we think of quorum, we should think about the members here virtually and those here in the chamber. The member made reference to me specifically but I never left the chamber. I ducked out to the corner to get a pedestal so that one of my colleagues would be able to speak, but that would have been for about three seconds.
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Context: House Hansard - 66 - May/6/22
Ms. Christine Normandin (Saint-Jean, BQ)
  • May/6/22 1:15:00 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-5 
Madam Speaker, just to follow up, this has already been mentioned, but members in the chamber do not have the benefit of seeing who is online, whether members have their cameras on or not. That is one thing, which is why my colleague did not assume that there was no quorum. He asked that quorum be checked. In addition, given our hybrid mode, we know that we can also rise to speak from a seat other than our own. However, for the purposes of calculating quorum, I understand that the member for Winnipeg North referred to members who were in the lobbies. I would perhaps ask the Chair to clarify, in the hybrid context, what she considers as having quorum.
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