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Gabriel Ste-Marie

  • Member of Parliament
  • Member of Parliament
  • Bloc Québécois
  • Joliette
  • Quebec
  • Voting Attendance: 68%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $132,165.46

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Context: House Hansard - 215 - Jun/16/23
Mr. Gabriel Ste-Marie (Joliette, BQ)
  • Jun/16/23 2:35:56 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I rise on a point of order in connection with Motion No. 22, which was adopted by the House on November 15, 2022. I was very surprised and deeply appalled when the government announced earlier that we are going to sit until midnight on June 23. I would remind members that the House unanimously adopted a motion recognizing Quebec as a nation. Here in the House, members are well aware that Quebec's national holiday is celebrated on the evening of June 23 in just about every municipality. We were sure that we had an agreement with the Leader of the Government in the House in that regard, but now we have learned that we do not. I want to read the beginning of Motion No. 22, which states, and I quote: That, notwithstanding any standing order, special order or usual practice of the House, (a) until Friday, June 23, 2023, a minister of the Crown may, with the agreement of the House leader of another recognized party, rise from his or her seat at any time during a sitting, but no later than 6:30 p.m., and request that the ordinary hour of daily adjournment for a subsequent sitting be 12:00 a.m..... What I would like to know is which House leader of another recognized party supported this motion.
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