House of Commons Hansard #43 of the 36th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was referendum.

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The Speaker

Is there unanimous consent for the hon. member to table this document?

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Some hon. members

Agreed.

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Some hon. members

No.

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Bloc

Maurice Godin Bloc Châteauguay, QC

Mr. Speaker, following the announcement by the Prime Minister who tabled a bill that does not make any sense and which denies the fundamental rights of Quebecers, I want to table a submission by the Comité intermunicipal de développement—

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The Speaker

Does the hon. member have unanimous consent to table this document?

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Some hon. members

Agreed.

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Some hon. members

No.

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Bloc

Suzanne Tremblay Bloc Rimouski—Mitis, QC

Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I would like to understand what you are doing right now. Very seldom do you act this way—and the same is true about us—but the hon. member has barely finished talking that you are on your feet, asking for unanimous consent. We cannot even hear the titles—

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The Speaker

We are taking up time. You are right in saying that you are doing something you seldom do and I something I seldom do as well, but we understand what is going on in the House. I need to hear enough to make a decision. But it gets to be pretty repetitive.

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An hon. member

No.

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The Speaker

Not always. This is why I need to hear a little, but not too much.

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Bloc

Richard Marceau Bloc Charlesbourg, QC

Mr. Speaker, I do hope you will hear me out. Following the recent tabling of Bill C-20, I have here an exceptionally important document, a presentation by the city of Val-d'Or to the Commission sur l'avenir politique et constitutionnel du Québec.

I seek the unanimous consent of the House to table it.

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The Speaker

Is there unanimous consent?

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Some hon. members

Agreed.

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Some hon. members

No.

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Bloc

Caroline St-Hilaire Bloc Longueuil, QC

Mr. Speaker, I have here a document that could be useful to the members of this House following the tabling by the federal government of a bill denying Quebec's basic rights.

I have an excerpt of a recent book entitled “Le pari de la franchise” . I wonder if we could seek unanimous consent of the House to—

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The Speaker

Is there unanimous consent?

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Some hon. members

Agreed.

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Some hon. members

No.

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Bloc

Gérard Asselin Bloc Charlevoix, QC

Mr. Speaker, following the tabling of a bill denying the fundamental rights of Quebecers, I seek the unanimous consent of the House to table—

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The Speaker

Is there unanimous consent?

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Some hon. members

Agreed.

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Some hon. members

No.

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Bloc

Jean-Paul Marchand Bloc Québec East, QC

Mr. Speaker, further to the announcement by the prime minister that he would introduce a bill denying the basic rights of Quebecers, I would like to table a paper by Guy Tremblay, a professor at Laval University's Faculty of Law, presented to the Commission Bélanger-Campeau, stating “I share the feelings of all those who believe in—”

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The Speaker

Does the hon. member have unanimous consent to table this document?