Yea.
House of Commons Hansard #54 of the 36th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was following.
House of Commons Hansard #54 of the 36th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was following.
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Some hon. members
Yea.
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The Acting Speaker (Ms. Thibeault)
All those opposed will please say nay.
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Some hon. members
Nay.
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The Acting Speaker (Ms. Thibeault)
In my opinion the nays have it.
And more than five members having risen:
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The Acting Speaker (Ms. Thibeault)
The recorded division on Motion No. 71 stands deferred.
The next question is on Motion No. 72. Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?
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Some hon. members
Agreed.
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Some hon. members
No.
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The Acting Speaker (Ms. Thibeault)
All those in favour of the motion will please say yea.
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Some hon. members
Yea.
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The Acting Speaker (Ms. Thibeault)
All those opposed will please say nay.
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Some hon. members
Nay.
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In my opinion the yeas have it.
And more than five members having risen:
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The recorded division on Motion No. 72 stands deferred.
The next question is on Motion No. 73. Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?
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Agreed.
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No.
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All those in favour of the motion will please say yea.
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Yea.
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All those opposed will please say nay.
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Nay.
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In my opinion the nays have it.
And more than five members having risen:
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The recorded division on Motion No. 73 stands deferred. I will now proceed to putting the motions in Group No. 6.
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NDP
John Solomon NDP Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre, SK
moved:
Motion No. 53
That Bill C-2, in Clause 57, be amended by replacing lines 25 to 37 on page 29 and lines 1 to 5 on page 30 with the following:
“(a) the date of issue of the writ for every electoral district shall be the second Monday in May that is nearest to four years after the previous general election;
(b) polling day shall be 35 days after the issue of the writ; and
(c) the proclamation shall fix a date for the return of the writ to the Chief Electoral Officer, which date shall be the same for all of the writs.
(3) Paragraph (2)(a) does not apply to a general election after a dissolution of Parliament that follows the resignation or dismissal of a goverment.
(4) The Prime Minister shall not advise the Governor General to dissolve Parliament except
(a) prior to a general election that is to be held on a date set by paragraph (2)(a), or
(b) at the time of tendering the resignation of the government.”
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Reform
Ted White Reform North Vancouver, BC
moved:
Motion No. 54
That Bill C-2, in Clause 57, be amended by adding after line 32 on page 29 the following:
“(2.1) Polling day in a general election shall be in the month that contains the fourth anniversary of the date of the next previous general election.
(2.2) Notwithstanding subsection (2.1), if Parliament is dissolved as a result of the resignation of the government on a day that is more than 60 days before the commencement of the month referred to in subsection (2.1), the proclamation referred to in subsection (1) shall fix a date for voting at the election that is no less than 36 and no more than 60 days after the day on which Parliament was dissolved.”
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John Solomon NDP Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre, SK
moved:
Motion No. 138
That Bill C-2 be amended by adding after line 15 on page 235 the following new clause:
“537.1 The House of Commons shall, without delay after the coming into force of this Act, designate a committee of that House composed of members from all parties in the House to
(a) carry out a comprehensive study of voter turnout in Canadian elections,
(b) to make recommendations in respect of changes to the Canada Elections Act designed to increase the rate of voter participation in Canadian elections, and
(c) to study the possibility of implementing a system of proportional representation for Canadian elections.”
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Reform
Ted White Reform North Vancouver, BC
moved:
Motion No. 142
That Bill C-2 be amended by adding after line 11 on page 248 the following new clause:
“562.1 Subsection 31(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:
(1.1) The date fixed for the election in the writ issued under subsection (1) shall not be later than six months after the day the Chief Electoral Officer received the warrant for the issue of the writ under that subsection.”