Evidence of meeting #126 for Procedure and House Affairs in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was agreed.
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Conservative
John Nater Conservative Perth—Wellington, ON
—there was an issue in the previous Parliament in which a Liberal raised a question of privilege on this very issue.
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Conservative
John Nater Conservative Perth—Wellington, ON
What happened is that particular member did not in fact know that he or she was in the position that happened here because the Speaker was not in a position to inform the House. This actually helpfully addresses the concern the Liberals raised in the last Parliament.
We're really looking forward to helping out our friends across the way.
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Liberal
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Conservative
John Nater Conservative Perth—Wellington, ON
Exactly, and if Speaker Scheer had had this authority granted unto him with this amendment—
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Liberal
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Conservative
John Nater Conservative Perth—Wellington, ON
He was hung today. I was just informed that the Speaker at the time asked PROC to deal with this very issue. Here we are—
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Conservative
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A voice
I understand he will be the first person ever to have his portrait hung twice.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Larry Bagnell
Is there any further debate on CPC-135, as raucous as it's been?
Do you have any other points, Mr. Nater?
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Conservative
John Nater Conservative Perth—Wellington, ON
Perhaps you'd like to know which MP it was who raised the point.
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Conservative
