Debates of Dec. 15th, 1999

Points Of Order

[André Harvey, Progressive Conservative, Chicoutimi, QC]

Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I ask for the unanimous consent of the House to table a document which will be inspiring for the government. There are parts of this document that deserve to be read very carefully. I ask for the unanimous consent to table the red book of the Liberal Party, in particular, those parts regarding cultural identity and cultural development.

[The Deputy Speaker]

Is there unanimous consent?

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

[Some hon. members]

No.

[Pierre De Savoye, Bloc, Portneuf, QC]

Mr. Speaker, I have here an article from the Toronto Star dated December 11, 1999. This article clearly explains why the purpose of the bill introduced by the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs is to imprison Quebec in Canada. I ask for the unanimous consent to table this document.

[The Deputy Speaker]

Is there unanimous consent?

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

[Some hon. members]

No.

[Jay Hill, Reform, Prince George—Peace River, BC]

Mr. Speaker, there are a lot of members from all parties on both sides of the House who are waiting to present petitions. We only have today and potentially tomorrow and the next day to do so before the House adjourns until February.

There are constituents who want petitions presented in the House and I would seek unanimous consent to do so.

[The Deputy Speaker]

Is there unanimous consent to proceed with petitions?

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

[Some hon. members]

No.

[Yves Rocheleau, Bloc, Trois-Rivières, QC]

Mr. Speaker, further to the introduction of this bill whose purpose is to deny the Quebec people their fundamental rights, I ask for the unanimous consent of the House to table a document that will enlighten the House.

It is an ad by the Société Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Montréal recently published in major dailies in Quebec and entitled “Shame on Ottawa”.

[The Deputy Speaker]

Is there unanimous consent?

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

[Some hon. members]

No.

[Serge Cardin, Bloc, Sherbrooke, QC]

Mr. Speaker, I have here a wonderful text that pays tribute to one of the greatest advocates of Quebec's interests and democracy, René Lévesque.

The Prime Minister introduced a bill denying Quebecers their basic rights, and he should read it.

Therefore, I ask for the unanimous consent of the House to table this document for the enlightenment of all members.

[The Deputy Speaker]

Does the hon. member have unanimous consent to table this document?

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

[Some hon. members]

No.

[Maurice Godin, Bloc, Châteauguay, QC]

Mr. Speaker, I have here a document that could be useful to the members of the House, further to the introduction by the federal government of a bill denying Quebecers their fundamental rights. It is an excerpt from a book recently published and entitled Le pari de la franchise .

I seek the unanimous consent of the House to table this document.

[The Deputy Speaker]

Is there unanimous consent?

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

[Some hon. members]

No.

[Madeleine Dalphond-Guiral, Bloc, Laval Centre, QC]

Mr. Speaker, I had the privilege to read an article published in the December 11, 1999 issue of the daily newspaper Le Devoir , in which Henri Brun proposes an immediate appeal to the international community, further to the introduction of the bill last week.

Considering the importance of the stakes and the fact the article is rather short, and therefore will not require a lot of effort from our colleagues, I beg for the unanimous consent of the House to table this article.