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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An hon. member
Yes.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Larry Bagnell
Okay.
Topic 2, infants on the floor: permit infants accompanied by members to be on the floor of the chamber while the House is sitting.
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Liberal
Ruby Sahota Liberal Brampton North, ON
I'll champion it because if I don't get the proxy one in the lobby, then—
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Larry Bagnell
Topic 3, interruptions, heckling: prohibit any member from speaking while another member has the floor, except during question period.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Larry Bagnell
Don. Okay.
Topic 4, list for recognizing speakers: limit or cease the practice of using a list provided to the Speaker by the parties to determine who speaks next, provided the Speaker recognizes members in an equitable rotation. Penalize disruptive members by not recognizing them.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Larry Bagnell
Okay, Anita.
Topic 5, official languages: disallow members from referring to another member's ability to speak an official language.
David.
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Liberal
David Graham Liberal Laurentides—Labelle, QC
That one's mine. I didn't say the “ability to speak”. I was referring to the language somebody spoke in the past. I don't think it's appropriate. Both languages are of equal weight in the House, and you shouldn't be deriding someone for which language they spoke, which has happened.
Noon
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Larry Bagnell
Topic 6, order and decorum: expand the Speaker's powers to maintain order and decorum. Encourage the Speaker to employ current disciplinary measures with greater frequency, e.g. disallow reading of text, repetition and relevance; cease to recognize disruptive members.
Noon
Liberal
David Graham Liberal Laurentides—Labelle, QC
Mr. Chair, are those measures like contemporary corporal punishment?
Noon
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Larry Bagnell
Topic 7, questions of privilege: give the Speaker the power to decide questions of privilege rather than having the member who raised the question of privilege move a motion to give the matter further study.
Is there any champion for that? No.
Topic 8, reports on members' behaviour: mandate the Speaker to produce a written report grading each member's behaviour, to be made public on a quarterly basis.
Noon
Liberal
