- Member of Parliament
- Bloc Québécois
- Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel
- Quebec
- Voting Attendance: 65%
- Expenses Last Quarter: $90,342.73
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- Oct/3/23 1:28:26 p.m.
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It is my duty to inform the House that a Speaker of the House has been duly elected.
It is with great pleasure that I invite the hon. member for the electoral district of Hull—Aylmer to take the chair.
Some hon. members: Hear, hear!
The Presiding Officer (Hon. Louis Plamondon): I now invite the right hon. Prime Minister and the hon. Leader of the Opposition to escort the Hon. Greg Fergus to the chair.
(The Presiding Officer having vacated the chair, the right hon. Prime Minister and the hon. Leader of the Opposition conducted Mr. Greg Fergus from his seat in the House to the chair)
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- Oct/3/23 11:59:53 a.m.
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Before I suspend the sitting, I wish to remind hon. members that, when the counting has been completed, the bells to call the members back to the House will be sounded.
The sitting is suspended to the call of the Chair.
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- Oct/3/23 11:59:00 a.m.
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All members having voted, I do now instruct the Clerk to proceed with the counting of the ballots, after I have cast my ballot.
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- Oct/3/23 11:19:20 a.m.
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Pursuant to the provisions of the Standing Orders, the House will now proceed to elect a Speaker.
After the Clerk has unsealed the ballots, I will suggest to the House a procedure that will accelerate the voting process.
We will now prepare to begin to vote according to the provisions of Standing Order 4. Please allow me to outline the procedure for all members.
The names of the candidates eligible for the election are listed on the ballot in alphabetical order. To vote, you must rank the candidates in order of preference by placing the number “1” in the space next to your first-choice candidate, the number “2” next to your second-choice candidate, and so on, until you have ranked all candidates for whom you wish to vote. Please note that it is not necessary to rank all candidates.
In order to vote, I will ask that members leave their desks, exit through the curtains, and come to the table using the doors on the left and right sides of the chair on their respective sides of the House. The clerk will issue to each member a ballot paper.
After casting their ballots, members are asked to leave the voting area.
The polling booths are now open to vote.
The polling booths are now open to vote.
(Members were issued ballots and marked their ballots in secret at voting stations)
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- Oct/3/23 10:44:34 a.m.
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Before I suspend the sitting for 30 minutes, may I bring to the attention of hon. members that the bells calling the members back to the House will be sounded for not more than five minutes.
The sitting is suspended to the call of the Chair for 30 minutes.
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- Oct/3/23 10:04:56 a.m.
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Further to that statement, the list of candidates is revised accordingly.
Pursuant to Standing Order 3.1, the House must proceed to the speeches from each candidate for Speaker.
Notwithstanding any Standing Order, any procedure or any practice adopted by this House, and to help the newly elected members identify the candidates for the office of Speaker, I will recognize in alphabetical order each candidate by name and electoral district.
When the last candidate to address the House completes his or her speech, I will leave the chair for 30 minutes, after which members will proceed to the election of the Speaker.
I will now call upon Mr. Sean Casey, the hon. member for Charlottetown, to speak for not more than five minutes.
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- Oct/3/23 10:03:10 a.m.
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All members should have received by email last night the list of candidates for the speakership.
This list is also available at the table and on ourcommons.ca if members wish to consult it before the vote.
Before proceeding, I want to invite any member whose name is on the list of candidates but who does not want to stand for election to rise and inform the Chair accordingly.
The member for Argenteuil—La Petite‑Nation.
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- Oct/3/23 10:02:15 a.m.
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Pursuant to order made on Tuesday, September 26, the House will now proceed to the election of the Speaker.
Before I begin, I would like to tell my predecessor, Mr. Rota, how much I admire all of the work he did during his two terms as Speaker. He was a great Speaker, and he will be remembered for a job well done. I thank Mr. Rota.
I was very pleased to fill in as Speaker temporarily. My term will end today. I had a lot of work to do, so much so that I still have not found the limousine, the keys to the official residence, the keys to the wine cellar or the form to increase my salary. I will be remembered as the Speaker with the shortest-lived career who spent the least.
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