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House Hansard - 306

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 1, 2024 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 306 - May/1/24
The Speaker
  • May/1/24 2:02:30 p.m.
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It being Wednesday, we will now have the singing of the national anthem led by the hon. member for Courtenay—Alberni. [Members sang the national anthem]
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Context: House Hansard - 306 - May/1/24
The Speaker
  • May/1/24 2:05:19 p.m.
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Hon. colleagues, it is with a heavy heart that I rise today to acknowledge a very sorrowful occurrence, the loss of one of our colleagues, Constable Jeffrey S. Marcoux. Over the course of several years, Constable Marcoux showed up in this place to serve, to keep each one of us safe. To lose a colleague who was in the prime of his life is hard. To find words adequate to express the tragedy of this loss is simply impossible. We are all saddened by his passing. Our thoughts and prayers are with Constable Marcoux's family and friends at this very difficult time. I know that, in this place, our thoughts will be with them, as they work through the painful stages of their grief. Grief is a complex of emotions. Dealing with these emotions starts with recognizing that it is okay to not be okay, that it is okay to grieve. It is important to give oneself time to grieve. We know that, for his family and friends, many of whom are here on Parliament Hill today, nothing can take away the pain of this loss. Please know that, here in the House, we honour his memory. We draw inspiration from his life of service. We will miss him. I invite all hon. members to stand to observe a moment of silence in the memory of the late Constable Jeffrey Marcoux. [A moment of silence observed]
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Context: House Hansard - 306 - May/1/24
The Speaker
  • May/1/24 2:34:02 p.m.
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Time is up. The right hon. Prime Minister.
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The Speaker
  • May/1/24 2:57:51 p.m.
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I will get back to this at the end of question period, but I encourage all members, aside perhaps from the last question, to continue in the positive vein, which I think Canadians have noticed, that members have been taking today. The hon. Leader of the Opposition.
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The Speaker
  • May/1/24 3:02:14 p.m.
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The hon. Leader of the Opposition has the floor.
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The Speaker
  • May/1/24 3:10:58 p.m.
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I am just going to interrupt the hon. member. I hope her question has something to do with the administration of the government. She has 15 seconds left, but I hope she gets to the heart of the matter. The hon. member for Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle.
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Context: House Hansard - 306 - May/1/24
The Speaker
  • May/1/24 3:20:52 p.m.
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Colleagues, I indicated that I would come back to an issue that came up in terms of a question earlier today that did not deal with the business of the administration of government. I intervened in another question that I thought was going in that direction, but it seems that a correction was made. I want to make it clear to colleagues that the Chair and the chair occupants have been discussing this issue. I think it is very important that all questions asked in the House respect our regulations and procedures and that they are relevant to the business of the administration of government. I refer members to a decision that the Chair made last year on November 20. Of course, there have been previous decisions made by former Speakers that were along the same lines.
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Context: House Hansard - 306 - May/1/24
The Speaker
It being 3:21 p.m., the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion to concur in the ninth report of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage concerning the extension of time to consider Bill C-316, an act to amend the Department of Canadian Heritage Act with regard to the court challenges program. Call in the members.
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The Speaker
The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at second reading stage of Bill C-351 under Private Members' Business. Before the Clerk announced the results of the vote:
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Context: House Hansard - 306 - May/1/24
The Speaker
  • May/1/24 3:36:46 p.m.
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I declare the motion carried.
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Context: House Hansard - 306 - May/1/24
The Speaker
  • May/1/24 3:49:46 p.m.
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I thank the hon. member for raising this point.
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The Speaker
  • May/1/24 3:49:59 p.m.
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I declare the motion lost. I wish to inform the House that, because of the deferred recorded divisions, Government Orders will be extended by 25 minutes. The hon. member for Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan is rising on a question of privilege.
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Context: House Hansard - 306 - May/1/24
The Speaker
  • May/1/24 3:50:31 p.m.
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The hon. member for Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan is rising on a point of order. The Chair is having difficulty hearing the member. I will ask all members to please carry their conversations out into the lobbies. The hon. member as the floor.
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Context: House Hansard - 306 - May/1/24
The Speaker
  • May/1/24 3:53:43 p.m.
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I thank the hon. member for Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, and I do invite him to share all information he would judge important for the Speaker to know before making a ruling on a prima facie case of privilege. I now recognize the hon. member for Lethbridge, who has given notice of a question of privilege.
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The Speaker
  • May/1/24 4:07:15 p.m.
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I thank the hon. member for Lethbridge for raising this question of privilege. I encourage her to share all the information that she would like to have the speakership evaluate. Certainly, we take this question as having extreme importance. I see the hon. member for New Westminster—Burnaby is rising on the same question of privilege.
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Context: House Hansard - 306 - May/1/24
The Speaker
  • May/1/24 4:09:20 p.m.
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I thank the chief opposition whip. The hon. member is clearly not rising on the issue that was raised by the member for Lethbridge, but on a point of order he is raising. An hon. member: Mr. Speaker, you recognized him, and he asked to speak on the same question of privilege. It even says it up on the screen. The Speaker: This is clearly an error I made in presuming that the member was rising on the serious question of privilege that was raised by the member for Lethbridge. If there are other members who would like to comment on the question of privilege first, I will go back to the member for New Westminster—Burnaby afterwards.
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The Speaker
  • May/1/24 4:12:32 p.m.
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I thank the hon. member for Saanich—Gulf Islands, and I share her perspective as well. The hon. member for Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman is also rising to comment on the question of privilege raised by the member for Lethbridge.
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The Speaker
  • May/1/24 4:14:08 p.m.
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I thank the hon. member. I want to assure members that I have heard the issues that have been raised. I would encourage the next member to speak to please raise a new matter, if possible, because I do think this is extraordinarily serious. I will pass the floor to the hon. member for South Surrey—White Rock to make an additional intervention.
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Context: House Hansard - 306 - May/1/24
The Speaker
  • May/1/24 4:15:16 p.m.
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I thank the hon. member for South Surrey—White Rock as well as all other members who participated. I do agree with the member that this is an important and serious matter.
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Context: House Hansard - 306 - May/1/24
The Speaker
  • May/1/24 4:17:39 p.m.
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On the same point of order, I see that the hon. member for Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan is rising to his feet. Colleagues, this will be the last intervention on this matter.
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