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
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Liberal
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Liberal
David Graham Liberal Laurentides—Labelle, QC
—at the end of question period, just watch from about five to three, if there's a big group there, and you'll see security quietly going through and kicking everybody out—
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Liberal
David Graham Liberal Laurentides—Labelle, QC
—and I think that should not happen. I haven't received a good answer on that.
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Liberal
Ruby Sahota Liberal Brampton North, ON
It's only at the end of question period that they're usually—
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Larry Bagnell
Okay, we have lots of champions for that, and we'll discuss it. We'll get Ruby in there. She doesn't have her name in yet.
Topic 8, independent senators on interparliamentary associations: review procedures to allow independent senators to participate in interparliamentary associations.
Is that up to us?
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An hon. member
No.
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Liberal
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Liberal
Arnold Chan Liberal Scarborough—Agincourt, ON
They're masters of their own destiny. I think it's outside of our mandate.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Larry Bagnell
Okay, so we have no champions because we don't have any authority.
Topic 9, in table 16, indigenous peoples: study functioning of indigenous societies/governments.
December 8th, 2016 / 12:05 p.m.
Liberal
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Larry Bagnell
It wasn't like a standing order change; it was a suggestion, but that's okay.
Not to bring it on anymore, but the United States constitution is largely based on the Six Nations Confederacy. They got a lot of items from there. In our area, we have traditional first nations modes of governance that we have approved in modern treaties, and I was just suggesting that it's something we could look at in governing of Parliament, but we don't have to discuss it.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Larry Bagnell
It's something else. It was just a notice for people to think about.
Topic 10 is joint meal room: create a place where members from all parties can eat meals together.
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Conservative
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An hon. member
Is there a dining room there?
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Liberal
David Graham Liberal Laurentides—Labelle, QC
I'm actually not the sponsor, but I'll just explain where it comes from.
