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44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 16, 2022 11:00AM
  • May/16/22 6:57:38 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 62, I move that the hon. member for Battle River—Crowfoot be now heard.
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  • May/16/22 8:31:03 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-14 
Madam Speaker, the member for Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston asked this question of the member earlier. One of the great debates of Confederation between Canadians in Upper Canada and Lower Canada at the time was about representation by population. In a Supreme Court decision regarding a case out of Saskatchewan, the Supreme Court talked about effective representation. The member represents quite a large rural riding in British Columbia, which comes with its own challenges. I wonder if she would speak to that. I represent the second-largest riding by population size in Canada, the largest in Calgary, of course, but it is a fairly small riding. I can drive from one end to the other in 20 minutes. I have one mayor to deal with and two or three city councillors. It is far more complicated for members who have multiple mayors, multiple city councils and large regions to travel through to do that effective representation. I would like to hear her comments on that.
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  • May/16/22 8:38:13 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-14 
Madam Speaker, I rise on a point of order. Pursuant to Standing Order 62, I move: That the hon. member for South Shore—St. Margarets be now heard.
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  • May/16/22 8:39:12 p.m.
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On behalf of the official opposition, I ask for a recorded division.
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