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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Some hon. members

No.

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Bloc

Bernard Bigras Bloc Rosemont, QC

Mr. Speaker, I have in my hands an article published today, February 7, in Le Droit , entitled “A Stormy Reopening of Parliament”. In the article, one can read that the debate that will attract the most attention—

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The Speaker

Does the hon. member have unanimous consent?

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Some hon. members

Agreed.

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Some hon. members

No.

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Antoine Dubé Bloc Lévis, QC

Mr. Speaker, one of my constituents gave me a document over the weekend. I am doing this on his behalf; he wanted me to enlighten the House.

It is an extract from a book entitled Le Pari de la franchise . I would like to know—

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The Speaker

Does the hon. member have permission to table this document?

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Some hon. members

Agreed.

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Some hon. members

No.

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Michel Bellehumeur Bloc Berthier—Montcalm, QC

Mr. Speaker, I think that some things were overlooked, but now this is a bit much. Seriously, in the case of the member for Rosemont, he asked for consent and you immediately asked the question.

The member belongs to my party but I do not even know what document he wanted to table. I suppose that the Liberal members who said no do not know either what document they were asked about.

I would like you to give him a chance—

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The Speaker

To at least give the title of the document, is it not?

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An hon. member

Yes.

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Bloc

Bernard Bigras Bloc Rosemont, QC

Mr. Speaker, this article published in Le Droit says that what will attract the most attention during this session is Bill C-20. The article was published in Le Droit .

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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

Daniel Turp Bloc Beauharnois—Salaberry, QC

Mr. Speaker, I ask for the unanimous consent of the House to have Bill C-20 withdrawn.

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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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Some hon. members

Withdraw. Withdraw.

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The Speaker

Is that it? The hon. member for Lac-Saint-Jean.

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Bloc

Stéphan Tremblay Bloc Lac-Saint-Jean, QC

Mr. Speaker, I have here a document from the Bloc Quebecois which offers a new way of defining the relationship between Quebec and Canada.

I will not ask for unanimous consent, I will simply leave this document on my desk. If members want to take a look at it, it will be here.

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The Speaker

If you are not asking for unanimous consent, I do not have to do it either.

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Bloc

Hélène Alarie Bloc Louis-Hébert, QC

Mr. Speaker, I hope you will listen to me because I have something very important to table in the House, with unanimous consent, following the introduction of Bill C-20.

It is a recently published book entitled Le Pari de la franchise .