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House Hansard - 261

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 4, 2023 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 261 - Dec/4/23
Mr. Mark Gerretsen
  • Dec/4/23 3:28:26 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I think you will find that it can pass on division. Some hon. members: No.
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Context: House Hansard - 261 - Dec/4/23
Mr. Mark Gerretsen
  • Dec/4/23 6:47:41 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, the whole point to having proper decorum that is not unparliamentary is so that if somebody says something and— Some hon. members: Oh, oh!
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Context: House Hansard - 261 - Dec/4/23
Mr. Mark Gerretsen
  • Dec/4/23 6:48:01 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, when somebody withdraws a comment because they self-reflected on it, it has to come from an acceptance that it is not parliamentary. A member does not withdraw a comment just because it— Some hon. members: Oh, oh!
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Context: House Hansard - 261 - Dec/4/23
Mr. Mark Gerretsen
  • Dec/4/23 6:48:52 p.m.
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As I was trying to say, Madam Speaker, when you are asking a member to withdraw a comment and they withdraw it, it should be based on their acceptance that you have ruled it as unparliamentary, not because they think it caused a disturbance and therefore they should be doing it.
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Context: House Hansard - 261 - Dec/4/23
Mr. Mark Gerretsen (Kingston and the Islands, Lib.)
  • Dec/4/23 7:54:11 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, while listening to the member speak, I could not help but reflect on the fact that when he ran for a nomination, he said he would have voted against unanimous consent in this House to ban conversion therapy. I wonder if he would like to stand in the House now and confirm whether that is still his position. Has he come around to being in the same place where even his Conservative colleagues—
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