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House Hansard - 19

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 16, 2021 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 19 - Dec/16/21
The Speaker
  • Dec/16/21 3:18:00 p.m.
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All those opposed to the hon. member moving the motion will please say nay. Some hon. members: Nay.
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Mrs. Julie Vignola (Beauport—Limoilou, BQ)
  • Dec/16/21 3:18:23 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, there have been discussions among the parties, and if you seek it, I believe you will find unanimous consent for the following motion: That the administration of the House and the federal government take steps to ensure that, as of January 31, 2022, the masks distributed on Parliament Hill and in the various federal departments and agencies come from domestic businesses that produce this type of personal protective equipment, or PPE.
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The Speaker
  • Dec/16/21 3:18:54 p.m.
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All those opposed to the hon. member moving the motion will please say nay. Okay. The House has heard the terms of the motion. All those opposed to the motion will please say nay. Hearing no objection, I declare the motion carried.
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Mr. Garnett Genuis
  • Dec/16/21 3:19:34 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I support the last motion, but I suggest that in the future you leave sufficient time, after a question is read out, for the interpretation to be completed before seeing if there are any nays, because the response was called before interpretation was completed in one case.
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The Speaker
  • Dec/16/21 3:19:47 p.m.
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I will do that. That is a good point and I appreciate the help.
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Hon. Steven MacKinnon
  • Dec/16/21 3:20:02 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I simply want to draw to the Chair's attention that when calling for unanimous consent moments ago, I do not know if you had the opportunity to hear everyone in the House.
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The Speaker
  • Dec/16/21 3:20:14 p.m.
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I did not hear anything in the negative. I paused and listened. I want to point out that if there is— Some hon. members: Oh, oh! The Speaker: Order. I know it is almost Christmas and everybody is excited, but please calm down, or Santa Claus is going to bring members a lump of coal. The hon. member for Kingston and the Islands is rising on a point of order.
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Mr. Mark Gerretsen
  • Dec/16/21 3:20:58 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I believe that in the confusion of what was going on and the amount of heckling, perhaps you did not hear it. There was definitely a negative from this side, and I think we were taken aback and surprised by the manner in which the motion was passed.
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Mr. Gérard Deltell
  • Dec/16/21 3:21:20 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, let me be clear. I do recognize that sometimes there can be some heckling from one side. However, in this specific situation, and let me be very serious, we are talking about a really serious issue. We are talking about Islamophobia and everybody was listening carefully. What I am talking about is coming from the government side. Maybe the Liberals regret their choice, but they made it.
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Mr. Alain Therrien
  • Dec/16/21 3:22:03 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, there seems to be a bit of confusion here. What I understand from the government is that the Liberals were supposedly slow to respond to the motion moved by the hon. member for Beauport—Limoilou. However, they had plenty of time to respond. If they have gotten that slow, it serves them right. Everyone had time to vote on the motion, and it was adopted.
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Mr. Mark Gerretsen
  • Dec/16/21 3:22:34 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, all I am trying to say is that— Some hon. members: Oh, oh! Mr. Mark Gerretsen: They are doing it right now while I am trying to make a point of order. This is my point. All I am trying to say is that there was a reaction. They are suggesting there was not and there was. If they did not hear it or if you, Mr. Speaker, did not hear it, that is one thing, but I am trying to note it for you. I certainly do not appreciate that the House leader of the opposition accused me of lying when I got up and spoke earlier and told you what had happened.
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The Speaker
  • Dec/16/21 3:23:04 p.m.
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I will speak to that for a second, and then we will see if there is still a point of order. When we ask for a reaction, I need a clear yea or nay, and at this point there are nays. I wanted to hear something then and I did not hear anything. Therefore, it was passed. That is the ruling. The hon. member for Perth—Wellington has a point of order.
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Mr. John Nater
  • Dec/16/21 3:23:36 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the member for Kingston and the Islands owes an apology to this House. It has long been the practice in the House that decisions of the Chair are not challenged. Members cannot challenge the decisions of the Speaker and that is exactly what the member for Kingston and the Islands was doing. He should apologize.
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The Speaker
  • Dec/16/21 3:23:50 p.m.
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I believe he was just trying to clarify what happened. It was not what I heard or what anyone else heard, so we will leave it at that and move on, if that is okay. On a point of order, the hon. member for Kingston and the Islands.
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Mr. Mark Gerretsen
  • Dec/16/21 3:24:11 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I certainly was not challenging your ruling. I was trying to let you know what my observations in the House were.
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The Speaker
  • Dec/16/21 3:24:20 p.m.
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Let us leave it at that and move on.
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The Speaker
  • Dec/16/21 3:24:20 p.m.
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The hon. member for Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston brought forward a point of order this morning, and it was a good one. I want to make a statement regarding the length of explanations made by members during the rubric Introduction of Private Members' Bills during Routine Proceedings. After points of order raised earlier today by the members for Kingston and the Islands and Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston, I undertook to return to the House on this matter. When introducing a private member's bill, a member is permitted to give an explanation outlining the purpose of the bill. The explanation must be succinct and not enter into debate. For the benefit of members, footnote 80 in House of Commons Procedure and Practice, third edition, at page 1130, states, “A succinct explanation has traditionally been interpreted to mean 30 to 60 seconds.” The Chair wants to remind members to keep their explanations within that time frame. I want all members to remember this, and I appreciate their co-operation. I know there is excitement in wanting to move on, but before continuing, I want to take this opportunity to wish everyone a very merry Christmas and all the best in the new year.
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Mr. Gérard Deltell (Louis-Saint-Laurent, CPC)
  • Dec/16/21 3:26:29 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it seems likely that we will all soon be returning to our ridings to continue to work very hard on behalf of all Canadians and our constituents. This gives me the opportunity to thank everybody who works for the best democratic system in the world, our parliamentary system. Let me be clear: We cannot fight issues without the support of everybody here, especially those who work for the House of Commons. From the bottom of our hearts, we want to thank those who allow us to have the privilege of debating issues in the House. The debate may get fierce at times, but that is the beauty of parliamentary democracy in Canada, and we will always fight to preserve it. I thank all my colleagues on both sides of the House for the privilege of sitting here and having exciting debates. I also thank all the people in our ridings who help us stay in direct contact with our constituents. I want to acknowledge Isabelle and Éric, who are doing such a great job in my constituency office. Now, as tradition would have it, I will ask my ministerial counterpart what the parliamentary agenda will be for the next few hours and perhaps the next few days.
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Hon. Mark Holland (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)
  • Dec/16/21 3:27:46 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-2 
Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. opposition colleague for his comments. I absolutely join him in thanking everyone who works here. It is an extraordinarily difficult thing, particularly during a pandemic, to provide the support we have seen. I want to take this opportunity to thank the Clerk of the House, Mr. Charles Robert, his wonderful team of clerks, every branch of service in the administration of the House of Commons, including the Parliamentary Protective Service, and the pages, who help us so much in our work, particularly during these challenging times. Mr. Speaker, I also want to wish you and your family, and indeed all members, a very merry Christmas, happy holiday and happy new year. I hope that all members are able to spend time with their families and are both safe and healthy in these very challenging times. I think we have demonstrated over the last four weeks, with my hon. counterparts from the Conservatives, the Bloc Québécois and the New Democrats, a wonderful spirit of co-operation. We have been able to get a lot done on behalf of Canadians. I want to thank them, and through them I thank their caucuses for a very productive last four weeks. This afternoon, we will continue our work on Bill C-2, an act to provide further support in response to COVID-19, and Bill C-3, which would provide workers in federally regulated sectors with 10 days of paid sick leave and make it an offence to intimidate or prevent patients from seeking care. I will advise that in February, the government will propose a take-note debate on Saskatchewan's proposed constitutional amendment. I would also like to table, in both official languages, an amendment to Bill C-3, an act to amend the Criminal Code and the Canada Labour Code. Finally, there have been discussions among the parties, and I believe if you seek it, you will find unanimous consent to adopt the following motion. I move: That, notwithstanding any Standing Order, special order or usual practice of the House, Bill C-2, An Act to provide further support in response to COVID-19, as amended, be deemed concurred in at the report stage, that the motion for third reading of the bill be deemed moved and seconded and that the House proceed immediately to a recorded division on the motion for third reading.
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The Speaker
  • Dec/16/21 3:29:14 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-2 
All those opposed to the hon. minister moving the motion will please say nay. It is agreed. The House has heard the terms of the motion. All those opposed to the motion will please say nay. I declare the motion carried.
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