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House Hansard - 287

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 28, 2024 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 287 - Feb/28/24
Mr. Daniel Blaikie
  • Feb/28/24 3:21:53 p.m.
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I do, Mr. Speaker. I withdraw the comments.
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Hon. Steven MacKinnon
  • Feb/28/24 3:22:07 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I think we just witnessed a very disgraceful, disrespectful display in question period today, which is clearly against the Standing Orders. The members across the aisle here owe an apology to the member for Skeena—Bulkley Valley, who gets to ask a question just like everyone else in this House. I ask that you, Mr. Speaker, consider what you might do in the event that this occurs again.
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The Speaker
  • Feb/28/24 3:24:25 p.m.
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It being 3:23 p.m., the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of the Leader of the Opposition relating to the business of supply. The question is as follows. Shall I dispense? Some hon. members: No. [Chair read text of motion to House]
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The Speaker
  • Feb/28/24 3:24:25 p.m.
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I will take that matter under advisement.
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The Speaker
  • Feb/28/24 3:38:51 p.m.
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I declare the motion carried.
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The Deputy Speaker
The House will now proceed to the deferred recorded division on the motion at second reading on Bill C-354 under Private Members' Business.
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The Deputy Speaker
  • Feb/28/24 3:51:33 p.m.
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I declare the motion carried. Accordingly, the bill stands referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage.
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The Deputy Speaker
The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at third reading stage of C-321 under Private Members' Business.
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The Deputy Speaker
  • Feb/28/24 4:03:37 p.m.
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I declare the motion carried.
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The Deputy Speaker
The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at third reading stage of Bill C‑320 under Private Members' Business.
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The Deputy Speaker
  • Feb/28/24 4:15:49 p.m.
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I declare the motion carried. The Deputy Speaker: I wish to inform the House that because of the deferred recorded divisions, Government Orders will be extended by 51 minutes.
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Mr. Kevin Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)
  • Feb/28/24 4:16:19 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 two petitions. These returns will be tabled in an electronic format. While I am on my feet, I move: That the House do now proceed to orders of the day.
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The Deputy Speaker
  • Feb/28/24 4:16:38 p.m.
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The question is on the motion. If a member participating in person wishes that the motion be carried or carried on division, or if a member of a recognized party participating in person wishes to request a recorded division, I would invite them to rise and indicate it to the Chair.
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Mr. Mark Gerretsen
  • Feb/28/24 4:17:15 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we request a recorded division.
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The Deputy Speaker
  • Feb/28/24 4:17:21 p.m.
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Call in the members.
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The Deputy Speaker
  • Feb/28/24 5:01:10 p.m.
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I declare the motion carried. It is my duty pursuant to Standing Order 38 to inform the House that the questions to be raised tonight at the time of adjournment are as follows: the hon. member for Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa, Carbon Pricing; the hon. member for Courtenay—Alberni, Taxation; the hon. member for Calgary Nose Hill, Public Safety.
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Hon. Steven MacKinnon (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)
  • Feb/28/24 5:01:45 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, in relation to the consideration of Government Business No. 35, I move: That debate be not further adjourned.
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The Deputy Speaker
  • Feb/28/24 5:02:14 p.m.
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Pursuant to Standing Order 67(1), there will now be a 30-minute question period. I invite hon. members who wish to ask questions to rise or use the “raise hand” function so the Chair can have some idea of the number of members who wish to participate in this question period. The hon. member for Barrie—Innisfil.
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Mr. John Brassard (Barrie—Innisfil, CPC)
  • Feb/28/24 5:03:02 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, what a tangled web we weave and how cynical the government has become over the years. I recall, in 2015, when the Prime Minister, with hand over heart, said that better was possible and things were going to be different. In the 2015 election, one of the things Liberals talked about was making Parliament more functional and allowing the opposition parties to be the voices of their constituents, yet here we are again with this motion, which is effectively controlling this place, just as the Prime Minister has had a propensity to do in the past. Does the government House leader not understand the significance of his actions for future Parliaments and what this could mean for the future of this place? In this place, things, as they relate to the Standing Orders, are built on consensus. This is anything but. This is the government strong-arming itself over the will of Parliament.
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Hon. Steven MacKinnon
  • Feb/28/24 5:04:01 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, first of all, I reject the premise of the member's question. I fail to see how a motion that expands the time available for members to debate bills, budgets and motions in this chamber is somehow undemocratic. In fact, we would be giving the opposition more opportunity to do so. However, as the member well knows because he attends caucus meetings, the word from on high, from the Leader of the Opposition, is to block everything and not allow any progress on any bill. It does not matter if it is child care. It is does not matter if it is for supports for Canadians. It does not matter if it is dental care. It does not matter if these things are positive and could positively impact Canadians' lives. They are to obstruct all the time. We would be allowing members of the opposition to debate these things for a longer period of time, and I fail to see how that creates anything but a healthy precedent of the hours we spend in this chamber.
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