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House Hansard - 177

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 31, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 177 - Mar/31/23
The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Alexandra Mendès)
  • Mar/31/23 12:17:00 p.m.
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Indeed, I will continue on the point of order raised by the member for Mégantic—L'Érable regarding the list used during oral question period. The lists provided by the parties are only used as a guide. The Chair has no obligation to follow them. After I decided to take out the question, I discussed the matter with the clerks. An exchange took place with the individuals working with the official opposition whip in order to reach an agreement. It is really at the Chair's discretion as to whether to follow the order on the list when taking out a question. The hon. member for Mégantic—L'Érable.
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Context: House Hansard - 177 - Mar/31/23
Mr. Luc Berthold
  • Mar/31/23 12:17:55 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I understand, but I wanted to know one thing specifically. One of our members rose to speak when none of our other members were rising. However, you gave the floor to the next member on the list. That is why I think it is important to get clarification. The member we chose to ask the question was entitled, in my opinion, to ask it, because he was the only member rising to be recognized and able to ask the question. For your information, there should be no list, so you could not have asked the next member to rise in place of another, since this list normally does not exist, according to the rules.
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Context: House Hansard - 177 - Mar/31/23
The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Alexandra Mendès)
  • Mar/31/23 12:18:31 p.m.
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The member is absolutely right. It is true that, technically, there is no list. There is just an agreement among the parties. That is why we consulted the whip's office to sort this out. Thank you. On the other point of order, the hon. member for Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne.
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