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House Hansard - 305

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 30, 2024 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 305 - Apr/30/24
Mr. Jean-Denis Garon
  • Apr/30/24 1:38:19 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I am rising on a point of order. I understand that people are not always happy with what is said in Parliament. That is the nature of our work. However, I just heard the member use the word “disgusting” after my speech. I think that is unacceptable and that she should withdraw her comment.
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Context: House Hansard - 305 - Apr/30/24
Mr. Martin Champoux
  • Apr/30/24 1:39:28 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I do understand that what my colleague from Mirabel was saying may have been offensive to the member. However, I think it was entirely within parliamentary standards to say that a member does not seem to understand provincial jurisdictions. That being said, when the member for Vancouver said the word “disgusting”, her microphone was off. That is what my colleague from Mirabel's point of order was about. My colleague from Vancouver, standing up to defend her point, repeated the word “disgusting”. I think the very nature of the word should be the subject of this debate.
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Context: House Hansard - 305 - Apr/30/24
Ms. Jenny Kwan
  • Apr/30/24 1:41:06 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, no, because I do find it offensive for someone to suggest that I do not know anything about the Constitution. I think it is patronizing to suggest that. I think that in suggesting that, it is also disgusting to me.
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Context: House Hansard - 305 - Apr/30/24
The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Carol Hughes)
  • Apr/30/24 1:41:25 p.m.
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I want to remind members to be extremely careful. I will have the tape reviewed just to see how the word was used. Again, I would remind members to be very careful with the words being said. I do not know the context. I understand what the word was, but I do not know if it was used in the term that the member was disgusting or whether it was used in the term of what he was proposing was disgusting. I will listen to what was said and then I will come back to the House. The hon. member for Rivière-du-Nord.
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Context: House Hansard - 305 - Apr/30/24
Mr. Rhéal Éloi Fortin
  • Apr/30/24 1:42:12 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, with all due respect, I do not think that it is necessary to listen to the recordings because we all heard the member repeat the word three times. The question is whether or not, in your opinion, the word “disgusting” is acceptable in the House. If it is unacceptable, then you must take immediate action. Every time you give the member the opportunity to explain herself, she says, rightly or wrongly, that it is up to you to decide, that that is what she said, that she believed it and that it was appropriate in the circumstances. I would ask you to take what she said and decide whether in your opinion it is acceptable in the House for someone to say that what they are hearing is “disgusting” or if it is unacceptable—
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