House of Commons Hansard #44 of the 39th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was evidence.

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The House resumed from February 4 consideration of the motion that Bill C-25, An Act to amend the Youth Criminal Justice Act, be read the second time and referred to a committee, and of the motion that this question be now put.

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5:30 p.m.

NDP

The Deputy Speaker NDP Bill Blaikie

It being 5:30 p.m., the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the previous question at the second reading stage of Bill C-25.

Call in the members.

(The House divided on the motion, which was agreed to on the following division:)

Vote #34

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5:55 p.m.

Liberal

The Speaker Liberal Peter Milliken

I declare the motion carried.

The next recorded division is on Bill C-25 at second reading. Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?

The hon. chief government whip.

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6 p.m.

Conservative

Jay Hill Conservative Prince George—Peace River, BC

Mr. Speaker, were you to seek it, you would find unanimous consent to apply the results of the vote just taken to the motion currently before the House, with Conservative members present this evening voting in favour.

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6 p.m.

Liberal

The Speaker Liberal Peter Milliken

Is there unanimous consent to proceed in this way?

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6 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

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6 p.m.

Liberal

The Speaker Liberal Peter Milliken

The hon. chief opposition whip.

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6 p.m.

Liberal

Karen Redman Liberal Kitchener Centre, ON

Mr. Speaker, Liberals will be voting yes on this motion.

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6 p.m.

Bloc

Michel Guimond Bloc Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord, QC

Mr. Speaker, members of the Bloc Québécois will oppose this motion.

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6 p.m.

NDP

Yvon Godin NDP Acadie—Bathurst, NB

Mr. Speaker, the NDP members will vote in favour of this motion.

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6 p.m.

Independent

Blair Wilson Independent West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country, BC

Mr. Speaker, I vote in favour.

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6 p.m.

Independent

Louise Thibault Independent Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques, QC

Mr. Speaker, I am voting against this motion.

(The House divided on the motion, which was agreed to on the following division:)

Vote #35

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6 p.m.

Liberal

The Speaker Liberal Peter Milliken

I declare the motion carried. Accordingly, the bill stands referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

(Bill read the second time and referred to a committee)

The House resumed consideration of the motion.

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6 p.m.

Liberal

The Speaker Liberal Peter Milliken

The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion to concur in the first report of the Standing Committee on Finance.

(The House divided on the motion, which was agreed to on the following division:)

Vote #36

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6:10 p.m.

Liberal

The Speaker Liberal Peter Milliken

I declare the motion carried.

It being 6:10 p.m., the House will now proceed to the consideration of private members' business as listed on today's order paper.

Order please. Before we proceed, the hon. member for Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles is rising on a point of order.

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6:10 p.m.

Conservative

Daniel Petit Conservative Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles, QC

Mr. Speaker, at approximately 1:02 p.m. today, while we were listening to the Bloc member for Chambly—Borduas debate a motion in the House, the member accused yours truly of being drunk and said that we were behaving like drunkards.

I believe that such words are inappropriate. I would ask the member for Chambly—Borduas to retract the defamatory words he uttered against me.

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6:10 p.m.

Bloc

Yves Lessard Bloc Chambly—Borduas, QC

Mr. Speaker, first of all, I am surprised that the member for Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles has chosen to intervene at this time. I thought he was rising to apologize for having interrupted my speech this afternoon. I find that somewhat disconcerting.

This afternoon, the member for Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles, together with the member for Louis-Hébert, did their level best to interrupt my speech. Twice, I had to call on the Speaker of the House to intervene, as the blues will show. Naturally, such behaviour, which is not unlike the behaviour one might see in a tavern, has no place here. I find the situation rather unfortunate. I think that it would have been in the member for Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles' best interest not to raise the issue because it emphasizes his own behaviour in this House.

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6:10 p.m.

Liberal

The Speaker Liberal Peter Milliken

Is the member for Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles rising on the same point?

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6:10 p.m.

Conservative

Daniel Petit Conservative Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles, QC

Mr. Speaker, it is about the same point. I called up the blues to which we have access. You will note that, according to the blues, at no time did we speak except when it is written, “Some hon. members: Oh, oh!”. That is all it says.

Furthermore, the member for Chambly—Borduas definitely said, “You are drunk, sir, please leave” and “—they are behaving like drunkards.”

The blues do not mention anything. It is only the member for Chambly—Borduas who literally lost control and used foul, inappropriate and unparliamentary language in referring to the riding I represent and my colleague who was seated beside me at the time.

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6:10 p.m.

Liberal

The Speaker Liberal Peter Milliken

The hon. member for Chambly—Borduas wishes to rise on the same point of order.

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6:10 p.m.

Bloc

Yves Lessard Bloc Chambly—Borduas, QC

Mr. Speaker, I was formerly a bicycle racer and I am not in the habit of easily losing control.

The phrase just given does not reflect what was said in the blues. I know that, in your wisdom, you will read the blues and discover that I spoke in the conditional tense and said, “If you are drunk, sir, please leave.”