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House Hansard - 175

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 29, 2023 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 175 - Mar/29/23
The Speaker
  • Mar/29/23 3:17:30 p.m.
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I wish to draw the attention of hon. members to the presence in the gallery of the Honourable Derek Bennett, Speaker of the House of Assembly for the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Some hon. members: Hear, hear!
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Mr. Mark Gerretsen (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons (Senate), Lib.)
  • Mar/29/23 3:18:01 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, yesterday just before we adjourned, you made it very clear to the House that we are only supposed to address people by their riding or their title. However, yet again today we have seen, and in particular from the member for Calgary Forest Lawn, the use of names. I am not going to repeat it. Basically, he did not use the minister's real title, but rather a fictitious title he decided to make up. I wonder if you could once again remind the House of this very important rule and perhaps even ask the member to apologize.
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The Speaker
  • Mar/29/23 3:18:33 p.m.
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Does the hon. member for Calgary Forest Lawn want to respond? No, he does not. I want to remind everyone, regardless of what side they are on, to please use respectful language and show some respect to each other. When we show disrespect, it bleeds out and comes back to bite us. We will check Hansard, find out exactly what was said and go from there. The hon. member for Winnipeg Centre is rising on a point of order.
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Ms. Leah Gazan (Winnipeg Centre, NDP)
  • Mar/29/23 3:19:06 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, in describing increased rates of crime on the streets during question period, the member for Carleton used the derogatory term “savage”, which is often used to describe indigenous people. Not only is that term racist, but it is also unparliamentary. I want to invite the member for Carleton to retract that word and apologize.
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The Speaker
  • Mar/29/23 3:19:36 p.m.
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Once again we will look into it, see exactly what the context was of the use and come back to it if we see it to be necessary. We have another point of order, the hon. member for Edmonton Griesbach.
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Mr. Blake Desjarlais (Edmonton Griesbach, NDP)
  • Mar/29/23 3:20:02 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I want to speak to the previous point of order that was just raised and the use of derogatory language in this place. Right now as we speak, there are members of the Conservatives who are trying to speak over us on a really serious issue. The use of that unparliamentary language is not satisfactory to the members of the House, including many of the indigenous members. I ask that the Speaker take seriously the consideration by the member for Winnipeg Centre and that this word be retracted.
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The Speaker
  • Mar/29/23 3:20:02 p.m.
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I want to repeat what I just said. We will take a look in Hansard at the context of what was said, and I will get back to the House should I see fit.
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The Speaker
It being 3:20 p.m., pursuant to order made on Thursday, June 23, 2022, the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at third reading stage of C-226 under Private Members' Business. Call in the members.
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The Speaker
I declare the motion carried.
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The Speaker
Pursuant to order made Thursday, June 23, 2022, the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at third reading stage of Bill C-234 under Private Members' Business.
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The Speaker
I declare the motion carried.
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Ms. Monique Pauzé
Mr. Speaker, there were serious technical problems and I was unable to submit my vote for the first vote. I would ask for unanimous consent to do so now.
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The Speaker
Does the hon. member have the unanimous consent of the House? Some hon. members: Agreed. The Speaker: Consent is granted and the member may cast her vote.
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Hon. Andrew Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle, CPC)
  • Mar/29/23 3:48:38 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I just want to add to the point of order that was raised by the hon. member for Winnipeg Centre, who took issue with the use of the word “savage”. I want to provide some context. On October 30, 2020, the member herself used that word in her intervention. On December 7, 2018, in Hansard, the NDP member for North Island—Powell River used that word as well. The Chair did not have any problem with that. The hon. member for Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie used it on June 7, 2021. I understand that the NDP likes to fake outrage, but it is ironic because this party has no problem propping up a government led by someone who has performed racist acts so many times that he has lost count— Some hon. members: Oh, oh!
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The Speaker
  • Mar/29/23 3:49:41 p.m.
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I think it started off as a point of order, but it kind of went into debate. As I mentioned, I will be looking into it to see the context of how it was said and then go from there. The hon. member for Winnipeg Centre is rising on a point of order.
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Ms. Leah Gazan (Winnipeg Centre, NDP)
  • Mar/29/23 3:49:59 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it is a fact that I have used the word “savage” when referring to the racist colonial history in this country. I wonder if the leader of the King's loyal opposition wants to go back to the time when there were acts with titles like an act to gradually civilize the savage in Canada. I hope we have moved past that in our—
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The Speaker
  • Mar/29/23 3:50:26 p.m.
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Again, we are moving into debate. I will be back with a ruling on that. We will look at the context that it was used in and come back should the House be required to. I wish to inform the House that because of the deferred recorded divisions, Government Orders will be extended by 25 minutes.
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Mr. Kevin Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)
  • Mar/29/23 3:51:05 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8)(a), I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the government's responses to three petitions. These returns will be tabled in an electronic format.
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Hon. Randy Boissonnault (Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance, Lib.)
  • Mar/29/23 3:51:19 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-46 
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-46, An Act to amend the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act and the Income Tax Act.
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Mr. Ken McDonald (Avalon, Lib.)
  • Mar/29/23 3:52:25 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the ninth report of the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans entitled “Main Estimates 2023-24: Votes 1, 5 and 10 under Department of Fisheries and Oceans”.
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