House of Commons Hansard #97 of the 35th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was palestinian.

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The Acting Speaker (Mr. Milliken)

I declare Motion No. 1 defeated. I therefore declare Motions Nos. 2, 3 and 12 defeated.

The next vote is on Motion No. 4. The vote on Motion No. 4 also applies to Motions Nos. 5 and 10. If Motion No. 4 is agreed to, it will not be necessary to proceed with the vote on Motion No. 7. If Motion No. 4 is negatived, there will be a vote on Motion No. 7.

The vote on Motion No. 7 also applies to Motions Nos. 8 and 11, while the vote on Motion No. 6 also applies to Motion No. 9.

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Liberal

Bob Kilger Liberal Stormont—Dundas, ON

Mr. Speaker, if the House would agree, I would propose that you seek unanimous consent that members who voted on the previous motion be recorded as having voted on the motion now before the House.

To facilitate things, on report stage Motions Nos. 4, 7, 13, 14 and 15, Liberal members will be voting nay.

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The Acting Speaker (Mr. Milliken)

Is there consent for the proposal by the chief government whip?

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Bloc

Madeleine Dalphond-Guiral Bloc Laval Centre, QC

Mr. Speaker, the members of the official opposition will vote nay.

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Reform

Chuck Strahl Reform Fraser Valley East, BC

Mr. Speaker, Reform Party members present will be voting yes unless instructed to do otherwise by their constituents.

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NDP

John Solomon NDP Regina—Lumsden, SK

Mr. Speaker, NDP members of Parliament vote no on these motions.

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Progressive Conservative

Elsie Wayne Progressive Conservative Saint John, NB

Mr. Speaker, I vote yes.

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Liberal

John Nunziata Liberal York South—Weston, ON

Mr. Speaker, on behalf of my constituents in York South-Weston I vote in accordance with the government's position on this matter and that is to vote nay.

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Liberal

Sheila Finestone Liberal Mount Royal, QC

Mr. Speaker, unless I did not hear and others at this end of the House did not hear, I do not believe that you called the vote on Motion No. 6. Could you please clarify.

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The Acting Speaker (Mr. Milliken)

The hon. member is correct. We have not yet called the vote on Motion No. 6.

(The House divided on Motion No. 4, which was negatived on the following division:)

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The Acting Speaker (Mr. Milliken)

I declare Motion No. 4 defeated. I therefore declare Motions Nos. 5 and 10 defeated.

(The House divided on Motion No. 7, which was negatived on the following division:)

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The Acting Speaker (Mr. Milliken)

I declare Motion No. 7 defeated and I therefore declare Motions Nos. 8 and 11 defeated. I declare Motions Nos. 14 and 15 defeated.

The next vote is on Motion No. 6.

(The House divided on Motion No. 6, which was negatived on the following division:)

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The Acting Speaker (Mr. Milliken)

I declare the motion defeated. I also declare Motion No. 9 defeated.

With respect to Motion No. 13, notwithstanding the consent that was given earlier, there was an amendment moved to that motion by the hon. member for Mercier. A vote must be held on the amendment. That question must be put to the House.

The question is on the amendment.

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Liberal

Bob Kilger Liberal Stormont—Dundas, ON

Mr. Speaker, I believe you would find unanimous consent that the members who voted on the previous motion be recorded as having voted on the motion now before the House, namely the amendment to the amendment to Motion No. 13, with Liberal members voting nay.

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Bloc

Madeleine Dalphond-Guiral Bloc Laval Centre, QC

Mr. Speaker, the members of the official opposition will vote yea.

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Reform

Chuck Strahl Reform Fraser Valley East, BC

Mr. Speaker, Reform Party members present will vote no unless instructed by their constituents to do otherwise.

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NDP

John Solomon NDP Regina—Lumsden, SK

Mr. Speaker, NDP members present this evening will vote no on these motions.

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Progressive Conservative

Elsie Wayne Progressive Conservative Saint John, NB

I will be voting no, Mr. Speaker.

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Liberal

John Nunziata Liberal York South—Weston, ON

Mr. Speaker, on behalf of my constituents I vote nay in accordance with the government's position.

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The Acting Speaker (Mr. Milliken)

I declare the amendment to Motion No. 13 lost.

In accordance with the order of the House adopted earlier I declare Motion No. 13 defeated also.

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The Acting Speaker (Mr. Milliken)

The next question is on Motion No. 14.

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Liberal

Bob Kilger Liberal Stormont—Dundas, ON

Mr. Speaker, I believe you would find unanimous consent that the members who voted on the previous motion be recorded as having voted on the motion now before the House, namely Motion No. 6 at report stage and the Bloc Quebecois' amendment to Motion No. 13 at report stage, with Liberal members voting nay.

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The Acting Speaker (Mr. Milliken)

Is there unanimous consent?

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Some hon. members

Agreed.

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Bloc

Madeleine Dalphond-Guiral Bloc Laval Centre, QC

Mr. Speaker, the members of the official opposition will vote yea.