Evidence of meeting #75 for Official Languages in the 41st Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was preamble.

A recording is available from Parliament.

preambleclauseamendmentinterim basischairminutes of proceedingsseewayfloorenglish and frenchdionstrike lines 1yeas 11 nayswords sa majestéparagraph

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Michael Chong

We cannot vote on each individual component of the preamble. We vote on it as a whole and we either adopt it or negative it. If you wish to break it up into components, that will remain and components that will be struck—

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Stéphane Dion Liberal Saint-Laurent—Cartierville, QC

Yes.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Michael Chong

—then you need to propose an amendment. If you want to do that, I'll give you the floor to do so.

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Stéphane Dion Liberal Saint-Laurent—Cartierville, QC

I propose the following amendment. I propose that we not delete the text starting nine lines above the words “Sa Majesté”, in other words that the words “Sa Majesté” not be preceded by the deleted lines; that is not respectful.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Michael Chong

Can you repeat your amendment?

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Stéphane Dion Liberal Saint-Laurent—Cartierville, QC

I propose, by way of amendment, that the eight lines above the words “Sa Majesté” not be struck. There are eight lines in English and nine in French. That is a very original amendment, Mr. Chair.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Michael Chong

Yes, thank you.

We have an amendment in front of us—

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Stéphane Dion Liberal Saint-Laurent—Cartierville, QC

And it is monarchical.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Michael Chong

which is to strike in both—

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Conservative

Royal Galipeau Conservative Ottawa—Orléans, ON

No, it is to not strike—

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Stéphane Dion Liberal Saint-Laurent—Cartierville, QC

Remove the strike.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Michael Chong

We have an amendment to strike the first 10 lines of—

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Stéphane Dion Liberal Saint-Laurent—Cartierville, QC

No, it's not to strike anything. I want to de-strike. I don't want to be responsible for any strike.

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Some hon. members

Oh, oh!

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Conservative

Jacques Gourde Conservative Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, QC

It is confusing, Mr. Chair.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Michael Chong

We have an amendment in front of the committee that would strike lines 1 through 10 inclusive of both the English and—

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Stéphane Dion Liberal Saint-Laurent—Cartierville, QC

I withdraw. We don't want that.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Michael Chong

Okay, but that's the way—

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Stéphane Dion Liberal Saint-Laurent—Cartierville, QC

If you don't want to do it the way I want, I withdraw.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Michael Chong

I can't do it the way you want.

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Stéphane Dion Liberal Saint-Laurent—Cartierville, QC

I don't want to strike anything. I want to de-strike—to leave it.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Michael Chong

I understand, Mr. Dion, what you're trying to do. Just give me a moment.

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Stéphane Dion Liberal Saint-Laurent—Cartierville, QC

I prefer to do nothing. I withdraw the amendment because it is going nowhere.

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Conservative

Jacques Gourde Conservative Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, QC

Mr. Chair, he has withdrawn it.

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Stéphane Dion Liberal Saint-Laurent—Cartierville, QC

I do not want to be responsible. I do not want to be the first person to strike anything.

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