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House Hansard - 267

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 13, 2023 02:00PM
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Mr. Kevin Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)
  • Dec/13/23 4:05:44 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8)(a) I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the government's response to three petitions. These returns will be tabled in an electronic format.
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Mr. Richard Cannings
  • Dec/13/23 4:17:43 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I wonder, if you canvass the room, whether there would be unanimous consent to allow some of us to present petitions that we have waiting for weeks to present. We have been faced with a series of motions for concurrence and other delays. I have citizens who have been asking me to present this petition and wondering why I have not been able to.
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Mr. Gord Johns
  • Dec/13/23 4:18:28 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, just on a similar point of order, the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs has requested that I table this petition today. I am going to ask if you could canvass the House and allow some of us to table petitions on behalf of the volunteer firefighters who put their lives at risk to protect everybody in our communities, especially in rural Canada. I am hoping that you will get unanimous consent, so that we could table these petitions on behalf of these wonderful volunteers who sacrifice their time and energy for all of us.
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Mr. Garnett Genuis
  • Dec/13/23 4:19:09 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, maybe it would be helpful for members to say that there are concurrence motions, which go for a maximum of three hours, and then there is an opportunity for petitions. If this debate concludes, there will be an opportunity for petitions. I know that there was an opportunity for petitions yesterday. Members have other ways they can table petitions. I hope that if we do not spend too much time on points of order, there will actually be an opportunity to get into petitions later in the day. We will see if the NDP actually puts up speakers on the concurrence motion. That will impact the timeline as well.
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Mr. Mike Morrice
  • Dec/13/23 4:20:18 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I wonder if we could seek the House's unanimous consent. It sounds like there are three petitions that are particularly timely, one from the member for South Okanagan—West Kootenay, one from the member for Courtenay—Alberni and one from the member for Skeena—Bulkley Valley. I wonder if the House might consent to hear those three particularly timely petitions.
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Mr. Garnett Genuis
  • Dec/13/23 4:20:51 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, respectfully, my understanding of the rules is that if we proceed to petitions, we are no longer in motions. Maybe there should be a discussion among House leaders about how to ensure we do not lose where we are in motions. We are in motions right now. We need to discuss this motion.
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The Deputy Speaker
  • Dec/13/23 4:21:13 p.m.
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I will go to the House leader for the NDP in a second, but if it is the will of the House to hear three petitions, we can hear those three petitions and then go back to the motion as it is predetermined here. All those opposed to the hon. member moving the motion, please say nay. An hon. member: Nay. The Deputy Speaker: The hon. House leader for the New Democratic Party.
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Mr. Peter Julian
  • Dec/13/23 4:21:43 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as you well know, allowing exceptional certain petitions in a timely manner to be presented is something that we do routinely. It is a courtesy that we offer to members of the House. We have a concurrence debate that has been moved. There is no doubt about that, but I would ask for unanimous consent to allow the member for Courtenay—Alberni to table the petition that he has referenced and that the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs has asked him to present today.
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