House of Commons Hansard #46 of the 36th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was question.
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Yves Rocheleau Bloc Trois-Rivières, QC
Mr. Speaker, following the introduction by the ineffable Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs of a bill denying Quebecers their fundamental rights, I ask the unanimous consent of the House to table a document that could enlighten the House.
It is an article from La Presse , published on December 24 and entitled “Quebec's reply to Chrétien”.
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The Speaker
Is there unanimous consent of the House?
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Some hon. members
Agreed.
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Some hon. members
No.
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Bloc
Antoine Dubé Bloc Lévis, QC
Mr. Speaker, following the introduction by the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs of a bill denying Quebecers their fundamental rights, I ask the unanimous consent of the House to table a document that could enlighten the House.
It is a document entitled “Quebec Today”.
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The Speaker
Is there unanimous consent of the House?
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Some hon. members
Agreed.
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Some hon. members
No.
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Pierrette Venne Bloc Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert, QC
Mr. Speaker, following the introduction by the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs of a bill denying Quebeckers their fundamental rights, I ask for unanimous consent to table a document which will enlighten the House.
This is an article which was published in—
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An hon. member
No.
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Pierrette Venne Bloc Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert, QC
I am not done yet, Mr. Speaker. My colleague says no, but he does not even know what I will be tabling.
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An hon. member
It shows how serious they are.
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Pierrette Venne Bloc Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert, QC
This article published November last in Le Soleil is entitled “Chrétien turns rug salesman”.
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The Speaker
Is there unanimous consent of the House?
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Some hon. members
Agreed.
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Some hon. members
No.
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Louis Plamondon Bloc Richelieu, QC
Mr. Speaker, further to the introduction of Bill C-20, I wish to table an article from La Presse in order to enlighten the ignorant people on the other side—
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The Speaker
My dear colleague, would you please refrain from using the expression ignorant people. It is unacceptable. I ask the hon. member to give us the title of the document.
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Louis Plamondon Bloc Richelieu, QC
Mr. Speaker, a few days ago I used the expression ignorant people and you accepted it. I would like to replace the French term ignorant by the French term innocent.
I would like to quote the dictionary, which I happen to have here. The word ignorant means: lacking knowledge—uninformed—
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The Speaker
Is there unanimous consent from the House?
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Some hon. members
Agreed.
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Some hon. members
No.
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Louis Plamondon Bloc Richelieu, QC
Mr. Speaker, I would like to know your decision following my reading the definition for the word ignorant in the dictionary. I was not using it in a derogatory manner, but rather within the meaning given in the dictionary, which is lacking knowledge.
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The Speaker
That is exactly why, dear colleague, I did not ask you to withdraw it.
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Gérard Asselin Bloc Charlevoix, QC
Mr. Speaker, following the introduction by the Prime Minister and the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs of Bill C-20, which denies the fundamental rights of Quebecers, I ask for the unanimous consent of the House to table the report of the chief electoral officer of Quebec on the results of the referendum—