Debates of Feb. 24th, 2000
House of Commons Hansard #56 of the 36th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was research.
Topics
- Points Of Order
- Government Response To Petitions
- Division No. 747
- An Act To Give Effect To The Requirement For Clarity As Set Out In The Opinion Of The Supreme Court Of Canada In The Quebec Secession Reference
- Division No. 748
- Canadian Institutes Of Health Research Act
- Division No. 749
- National Defence
- Agriculture
- Estonia
- Black History Month
- Coca-Cola Bottling Company
- The Senate
- Economic Development
- Depleted Uranium
- Black History Month
- The Economy
- Black History Month
- Flangers Rock Group
- Human Resources Development
- Chechnya
- Refugee Identification
- Federal Government
- Gasoline Prices
- Agriculture
- Human Resources Development
- Health Care
- Cida
- Human Resources Development
- Health Care
- Cinar
- Agriculture
- Human Resources Development
- Gasoline Prices
- Industrial Cooperation Program
- Commemorative Stamp
- Human Resources Development
- Importation Of Plutonium
- Scotia Rainbow
- Cida
- Iran
- Hockey
- Human Resources Development
- Business Of The House
- Canada Post Corporation Act
- Division No. 750
- Points Of Order
- Canadian Institutes Of Health Research Act
- Division No. 751
- Business Of The House
- Senate
Points Of Order
10:40 a.m.
The Acting Speaker (Ms. Thibeault)
Is there unanimous consent?
Points Of Order
10:40 a.m.
Some hon. members
Agreed.
Points Of Order
10:40 a.m.
Some hon. members
No.
Points Of Order
10:40 a.m.
Bloc
Pierrette Venne Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert, QC
Madam Speaker, complying with your suggestion, I would like to inform you how that I wish to make a motion.
The Prime Minister finds it normal, and in keeping with Canada political custom, for Liberal MPs—
Points Of Order
10:40 a.m.
Some hon. members
Oh, oh.
Points Of Order
10:40 a.m.
Bloc
Pierrette Venne Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert, QC
Madam Speaker, the members across the way are interrupting me. They should wait until I have introduced my motion.
Points Of Order
10:40 a.m.
An hon. member
Let her speak.
Points Of Order
10:40 a.m.
Bloc
Pierrette Venne Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert, QC
The Prime Minister finds it normal, and in keeping with Canada political custom, for Liberal MPs to take the credit, for partisan political purposes, for billions of dollars worth of grants being paid—
Points Of Order
10:40 a.m.
The Acting Speaker (Ms. Thibeault)
Does the hon. member have unanimous consent to table such a document?
Points Of Order
10:40 a.m.
Some hon. members
Agreed.
Points Of Order
10:40 a.m.
Some hon. members
No.
Government Response To Petitions
Routine Proceedings
February 24th, 2000 / 10:40 a.m.
Scarborough—Rouge River
Ontario
Liberal
Derek Lee Parliamentary Secretary to Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
Madam Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36, I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the government's response to 11 petitions, and I move:
That the House do now proceed to orders of the day.
Government Response To Petitions
Routine Proceedings
10:40 a.m.
Bloc
Stéphane Bergeron Verchères, QC
Madam Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I am trying to understand the logic by which the parliamentary secretary to the government House leader could present a motion, whereas he himself—
Government Response To Petitions
Routine Proceedings
10:40 a.m.
The Acting Speaker (Ms. Thibeault)
This is not a point of order but a point of debate.
I am in the process of reading the motion presented to the House. We are therefore going to proceed with that motion.
Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?
Government Response To Petitions
Routine Proceedings
10:45 a.m.
Some hon. members
Agreed.