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House Hansard - 73

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 17, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 73 - May/17/22
Mr. John Brassard
  • May/17/22 10:02:06 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I remind the Chair that yesterday I rose on a similar point of order related to Motion No. 11, which says: a minister of the Crown may, with the agreement of the House leader of another recognized party, rise from his or her seat at any time during a sitting, but no later than 6:30 p.m., and request that the ordinary hour of daily adjournment for the current sitting or a subsequent sitting be 12 a.m. The government House leader did that. Would he please indicate to the House which other House leader agreed to this? I ask because it was not me.
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Context: House Hansard - 73 - May/17/22
Mr. Alain Therrien
  • May/17/22 10:05:58 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it does not matter what happened last night in the House. That is not what we are talking about. As House leader for the Bloc Québécois, I was not consulted about extending today's sitting. I was never consulted about that. According to the motion, the sitting can only be extended if two leaders agree. The government is not disclosing who the second leader is, which raises questions. The motion clearly states that two leaders must agree in order to proceed. Where is the second leader?
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Context: House Hansard - 73 - May/17/22
The Deputy Speaker
  • May/17/22 10:07:55 a.m.
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I want to thank everyone for their interventions. We are all hon. members in the House of Commons, and when we say we have consulted with one another, I expect, of course, as I do with unanimous consent motions and others, that there has been consultation among the House leaders. I will continue to push to make sure that consultation does happen on a regular basis, but in this particular case, you are all hon. members and I cannot intercede in the discussion between House leaders on the floor of the House. Pursuant to order made on May 2, the minister's request to extend the sitting is deemed adopted.
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