Evidence of meeting #45 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 champion.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Larry Bagnell
Topic 9, time allocation and closure: give the Speaker, along with the Board of Internal Economy, the power or discretion to determine use of time allocation.
That was yours, Anita.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Larry Bagnell
Topic 10, video replay: provide video replay to the Speaker in order to review alleged instances of misbehaviour.
Conservative
Jamie Schmale Conservative Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock, ON
We have two referees and now video replays.
Conservative
Jamie Schmale Conservative Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock, ON
Can we decline the first downs? I'm sorry—soccer rules.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Larry Bagnell
We're now on table 14, on technical amendments.
This must have been quite a productive day in the House.
Topic 1, amend Standing Order 28(1): in the Standing Order dealing with the days when the House does not sit, replace “Dominion Day” with “Canada Day.”
Liberal
David Graham Liberal Laurentides—Labelle, QC
It's part of bringing it up to at least the end of the 20th century.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Larry Bagnell
Topic 2, correct Standing Order 68(3): in the section of the Standing Orders that deal with introduction and readings of public bills, in English, the standing order reads that bills may not be tabled in “imperfect” form, while in French it reads that bills may not be tabled in “incomplete” form.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Larry Bagnell
David's the champion.
Topic 3, correct Standing Order 71: in the section of the Standing Orders that deal with introduction and readings of public bills, in English, the standing order reads that every bill shall receive “three several readings.” In French it reads that every bill shall receive “three readings.” It was suggested “several” could be replaced with “separate.”
Liberal
David Graham Liberal Laurentides—Labelle, QC
This one was dropped altogether. That's also from my speech. I'll take it.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Larry Bagnell
Okay, David's the champion.
Table 15 is on technology, and there are two items here.
Topic 1, desk call buttons: install desk call buttons to call pages over and catch the eye of the Speaker.
Liberal
Liberal
David Graham Liberal Laurentides—Labelle, QC
We could discuss it at more length if and when we get to that, but I have things to say about it.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Larry Bagnell
Okay.
Topic 2, remote voting and tabling of documents: allow members who are temporarily incapacitated, pregnant or giving palliative care to vote and table documents remotely.
Does anyone want to discuss it?
We have one more page, and then maybe we'll have a short break for five minutes.
Liberal
David Graham Liberal Laurentides—Labelle, QC
Then should I take it back to caucus? I don't know what we can do once we get past the end of this.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Larry Bagnell
We're on the last page, table 16, miscellaneous topics, administrative, internal, legal, procedural. There are 20 topics here.
Topic 1, Board of Internal Economy: hold all meetings of the board in public.
Mr. Davies.
Topic 2, broadcasting committees: broadcast as many committee meetings as possible.
Mr. Davies.
Topic 3, broadcasting hecklers: record and broadcast members who engage in heckling.
Liberal
David Graham Liberal Laurentides—Labelle, QC
I think that will have the opposite effect that they intended it to.
