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House Hansard - 276

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 6, 2024 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 276 - Feb/6/24
The Deputy Speaker
  • Feb/6/24 12:03:30 p.m.
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It is my duty to inform hon. members that an amendment to an opposition motion may be moved only with the consent of the sponsor of the motion, or in the case that he or she is not present, consent may be given or denied by the House leader, the deputy House leader, the whip or the deputy whip of the sponsored party. Since the sponsor is not present in the Chamber, I ask the acting whip if he consents to the amendment being moved. The hon. member for Calgary Centre.
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Context: House Hansard - 276 - Feb/6/24
The Deputy Speaker
  • Feb/6/24 12:04:31 p.m.
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Order. The hon. House leader for the NDP.
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Context: House Hansard - 276 - Feb/6/24
The Deputy Speaker
  • Feb/6/24 12:04:49 p.m.
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This is not the place to actually have a debate. There is a lot of opportunity for people to have debate in the House. Therefore, I will ask the hon. acting whip whether he consents or does not consent to the amendment.
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Context: House Hansard - 276 - Feb/6/24
The Deputy Speaker
  • Feb/6/24 12:05:14 p.m.
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There is no consent. Therefore, pursuant to Standing Order 85, the amendment cannot be moved at this time. Questions and comments, the hon. member for Don Valley East.
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Context: House Hansard - 276 - Feb/6/24
The Deputy Speaker
  • Feb/6/24 12:54:00 p.m.
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I thank the hon. minister for his comments. We will consider the issue closed.
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Context: House Hansard - 276 - Feb/6/24
The Deputy Speaker
  • Feb/6/24 12:54:21 p.m.
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I believe we have a point of order from the hon. member for New Brunswick Southwest.
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Context: House Hansard - 276 - Feb/6/24
The Deputy Speaker
  • Feb/6/24 12:54:59 p.m.
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I will read this again, because this has happened on a number of occasions. I think I erred this last time when I allowed the hon. minister to speak. We either are going to allow T-shirts or not allow T-shirts. I would say that they are not allowed, and so I am going to make a bit of a ruling on the fly here. There is no rule for women's attire, except we might say that the Standing Orders do not prescribe a dress code for members participating in debate. However, Speakers have ruled that all members desiring to be recognized to speak at any point during the proceedings of the House must be wearing contemporary business attire. The added point to that is when people speak to S.O. 31s especially and want to wear their team's shirts, that has been permissible on a number of occasions in this chamber. I just want folks to be more judicious in their attire in the House. Falling short of prescribing what that attire should be, slogans on T-shirts should not be acceptable in the House of Commons.
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Context: House Hansard - 276 - Feb/6/24
The Deputy Speaker
  • Feb/6/24 12:57:04 p.m.
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Maybe it would be permissible or a good idea for PROC to look at attire in the House, just to make sure that we are all being judicious in following the rules as set forth within our Standing Orders. I will let the parliamentary secretary restart after the hon. member stands on a question of privilege. The hon. House leader for the official opposition.
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Context: House Hansard - 276 - Feb/6/24
The Deputy Speaker
  • Feb/6/24 1:07:40 p.m.
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I want to thank the hon. member for the information. We will take that under advisement and come back to the House as soon as is practical.
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