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House Hansard - 263

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 6, 2023 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 263 - Dec/6/23
Mr. Michael Cooper
  • Dec/6/23 2:17:45 p.m.
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Mr. Deputy Speaker, the Speaker has lost the moral authority to preside over this House. The role of Speaker requires impartiality and non-partisanship. The Speaker betrayed the trust of this House when he gave greetings at the Ontario Liberal convention—
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Context: House Hansard - 263 - Dec/6/23
The Deputy Speaker
  • Dec/6/23 3:24:31 p.m.
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It being 3:24 p.m., the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the amendment of the member for Edmonton West to the motion for concurrence in the 26th report of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts. Call in the members. And the bells having rung: The Deputy Speaker: The question is as follows. May I dispense? Some hon. members: No. [Chair read text of amendment to House]
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Context: House Hansard - 263 - Dec/6/23
Mr. Michael Cooper
  • Dec/6/23 6:31:09 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I would note that the government House leader has expressed full confidence in the Speaker. The deputy government House leader, the member for Kingston and the Islands, sits as a member of the procedure and House affairs committee. As a loyal deputy of the government House leader, is he going to follow her direction? Is he going to be impartial? I would question that.
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Context: House Hansard - 263 - Dec/6/23
The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Alexandra Mendès)
  • Dec/6/23 7:14:15 p.m.
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Is the House ready for the question? Some hon. members: Question. The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Alexandra Mendès): The question is on the motion. If a member participating in person wishes that the motion, as amended, be adopted or adopted on division, or if a member of a recognized party participating in person wishes to request a recorded division, I invite them to rise and indicate it to the Chair.
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Context: House Hansard - 263 - Dec/6/23
The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Alexandra Mendès)
  • Dec/6/23 7:16:03 p.m.
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Is that agreed? Some hon. members: Agreed. The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Alexandra Mendès): I declare the motion, as amended, carried and referred to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs.
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