House of Commons Hansard #39 of the 36th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was quebec.

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Some hon. members

No.

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Bloc

Odina Desrochers Bloc Lotbinière, QC

Mr. Speaker, further to the Prime Minister's announcement that he wants to introduce a bill denying Quebecers their fundamental rights, namely Bill C-20, sponsored by the minister for interference with the provinces' and Quebec's jurisdictions, I ask for the unanimous consent of the House to table a document that will enlighten the House.

It is an article from the June 8 issue of Le Devoir

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The Deputy Speaker

Is there unanimous consent?

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Some hon. members

Agreed.

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No.

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Liberal

Rey D. Pagtakhan Liberal Winnipeg North—St. Paul, MB

Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. We would like to appeal to members of the House that there are other members who would like to speak for their constituents. We would like the other Canadians to be heard as well.

I would like to invoke Standing Order 1 on unprovided cases so that the Speaker may look at the applicability of this rule to make a ruling so that an obvious attempt to stifle the work of parliament may be prevented.

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The Deputy Speaker

The Speaker tries to be fair to all hon. members. I have indicated that the practice the Speaker adopted yesterday seems to the Chair to be a very fair one. That was to allow each member who wished to obtain leave of the House to present a document might have that opportunity. I am doing that and I intend to finish.

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Bloc

Maud Debien Bloc Laval East, QC

Mr. Speaker, the government has announced that it wants to introduce a bill changing the referendum rules in Quebec.

I ask for unanimous consent to table part of the referendum act of the State of Massachusetts, in the United States of America, which will certainly enlighten the House.

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The Deputy Speaker

Is there unanimous consent?

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Some hon. members

Agreed.

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Some hon. members

No.

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Gilles-A. Perron Bloc Saint-Eustache—Sainte-Thérèse, QC

Mr. Speaker, I rise today on this sad anniversary. Exactly 162 years ago today, Dr. Olivier Chénier and 11 patriots lay down their lives in the church in Saint-Eustache in the name of democracy.

Further to the Prime Minister's announcement that he wants to introduce a bill denying Quebecers their fundamental rights, I ask for the unanimous consent of the House to table a document that will enlighten my friends opposite. It is an article—

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The Deputy Speaker

Is there unanimous consent?

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Some hon. members

Agreed.

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Some hon. members

No.

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Bloc

Ghislain Lebel Bloc Chambly, QC

Mr. Speaker, further to the Prime Minister's announcement that he wants to introduce a bill denying the fundamental rights of Quebecers, I am asking for the unanimous consent of the House to table a document.

It is an article published in The Gazette commenting on an exchange of letters between the intergovernmental affairs ministers of Canada and Quebec, dated October 20—

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The Deputy Speaker

Is there unanimous consent?

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Some hon. members

Agreed.

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Some hon. members

No.

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Bloc

Maurice Dumas Bloc Argenteuil—Papineau, QC

Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs having stated his intent to introduce a bill undermining the basic human rights of Quebecers, I ask for the unanimous consent of the House to table a document that should answer some of the questions the House might have.

The document is a newspaper article published in—

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The Deputy Speaker

Is there unanimous consent of the House for the hon. member to table that document?

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Some hon. members

Agreed.

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Some hon. members

No.

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Bloc

Ghislain Fournier Bloc Manicouagan, QC

Mr. Speaker, further to the Prime Minister's announcement that he wants to introduce a bill denying Quebecers their fundamental rights, I ask for the unanimous consent of the House to table a document that will clarify matters for the House.

It is the text of the referendum question of May 1980.

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The Deputy Speaker

Is there unanimous consent of the House for the hon. member to table the document?