House of Commons Hansard #222 of the 35th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was species.

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Electoral Boundaries Readjustmentact, 1995Government Orders

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The Speaker

All those in favour of the motion will please say yea.

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Some hon. members

Yea.

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The Speaker

All those opposed will please say nay.

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Some hon. members

Nay.

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The Speaker

In my opinion the yeas have it.

And more than five members having risen:

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The Speaker

Call in the members.

(The House divided on the motion, which was agreed to on the following division:)

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The Speaker

The hon. member for Rosemont has the floor on a point of order.

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Bloc

Benoît Tremblay Bloc Rosemont, QC

Mr. Speaker, I noticed that the member for Vaudreuil arrived long after the voting had started. Perhaps he should be reminded of the rules.

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Liberal

Nick Discepola Liberal Vaudreuil, QC

Indeed, Mr. Speaker, I arrived when the vote was already underway. I would point out to the House, however, that members of the Bloc Quebecois and the Reform Party arrived after I did.

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Some hon. members

Oh, oh.

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The Speaker

Colleagues, before we get into finger pointing as to who did and did not come in, I would simply put it to all hon. members that if you come in after the vote has started, then you should not vote.

You know what you did. If you came in after it, you can inform the Chair or at least not vote during the course of the regular taking of the vote. If indeed there were some members who came in, the Chair is not aware of it. If hon. members want to declare that now, then let them.

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Bloc

Gilbert Fillion Bloc Chicoutimi, QC

Mr. Speaker, I arrived late, but I relied on the television broadcast.

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The Speaker

Colleagues, if there are some hon. members who feel that they came in after the vote was started and who want to have their names taken off of the vote, I want to do that now. It should not take more than a minute. All you have to do is if you came in after the vote and you were recorded as voting, stand right now.

I put it to the hon. member for Vaudreuil. Did you come in after the vote was started, yes or no, sir?

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Liberal

Nick Discepola Liberal Vaudreuil, QC

Yes, Mr. Speaker.

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The Speaker

Thank you. Take his name off.

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Bloc

André Caron Bloc Jonquière, QC

I came in late, Mr. Speaker.

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The Speaker

Take his name off.

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Bloc

René Laurin Bloc Joliette, QC

So did I, Mr. Speaker.

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The Speaker

Take his name off.

As well as those of the hon. members for Québec-Est, Mégantic-Compton-Stanstead and Verdun-Saint-Paul.

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Reform

Ted White Reform North Vancouver, BC

Mr. Speaker, the television broadcast within the House indicated a 30 minute vote. There must be other members in this House who saw that. As a result it started at 30 minutes.

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The Speaker

The Clerk will give me the count unless there are other members who want to declare now that they came in after the vote started. This is the honour system. If there are not any, I want to hear the results from the Clerk now.

I will hear your points of order after this.

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The Speaker

I declare the motion carried.

(Motion agreed to.)

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Reform

Jim Silye Reform Calgary Centre, AB

Mr. Speaker, on a point of order, in light of what has happened here this evening and in the light of restoring some decorum to the House of Commons and due to the confusion, I would humbly request that you do a revote on this issue.

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The Speaker

The vote will stand as it is.

The House resumed from June 19, consideration of the motion in relation to the amendments made by the Senate to Bill C-69, an act to provide for the establishment of electoral boundaries commissions and the readjustment of electoral boundaries; and of the amendment.