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House Hansard - 84

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 8, 2022 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 84 - Jun/8/22
The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Alexandra Mendès)
  • Jun/8/22 9:55:43 p.m.
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I would remind the hon. member that there are no quorum calls following Motion No. 11.
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Context: House Hansard - 84 - Jun/8/22
Hon. Michael Chong
  • Jun/8/22 9:55:55 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-19 
Madam Speaker, I am not making a quorum call. I am just making the point that the Constitution Act, 1867, section 48, requires the presence of 20 members. I count the presence, including yourself, of 17 members. Surely, the government would want to ensure that if the process by which this bill were to be adopted in this House were ever to be challenged in court, it would be upheld. That is the simple point that I would like to make.
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Context: House Hansard - 84 - Jun/8/22
Mr. Kevin Lamoureux
  • Jun/8/22 9:56:25 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-19 
Madam Speaker, first and foremost, the member should probably recount the members who are actually in the House, and he will find that there is a quorum, even under the old rules. As you have pointed out, Madam Speaker, we are under Motion No. 11 rules, which received support from a majority of members of the House.
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Context: House Hansard - 84 - Jun/8/22
The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Alexandra Mendès)
  • Jun/8/22 9:56:47 p.m.
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To make it very clear again, before members go any further with this point of order, I would remind them that on May 2, the House duly adopted an order prescribing that the Chair shall not receive any quorum calls after 6:30 p.m. The Chair rendered a decision on the admissibility of the motion, including the section on quorum calls during extended sitting days in May and June. The ruling can be found in the Debates of May 2, 2022 at pages 4,577 and 4,578. I would invite the member to read the ruling of the Speaker to find that this matter has already been settled. Questions and comments, the hon. member for Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola.
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