House of Commons Hansard #43 of the 36th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was referendum.

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Some hon. members

Agreed.

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Some hon. members

No.

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Bloc

Paul Mercier Bloc Terrebonne—Blainville, QC

Mr. Speaker, further to the announcement by the prime minister who introduced a bill denying the basic rights of Quebecers, I seek the unanimous consent of the House to table a paper whose inherent value will be very clear to all hon. members.

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The Speaker

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

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Some hon. members

Agreed.

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Some hon. members

No.

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Bloc

Paul Mercier Bloc Terrebonne—Blainville, QC

Mr. Speaker, I am sorry, but I did not even get to say what the paper was about.

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The Speaker

It was a document and I understood it to be like all the others, so I made my decision.

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Bloc

Paul Mercier Bloc Terrebonne—Blainville, QC

On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. I do not understand how I could be refused unanimous consent even before I said what it is sought for.

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The Speaker

I have heard enough to make my decision.

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Bloc

Serge Cardin Bloc Sherbrooke, QC

Mr. Speaker, I have here a speech the Prime Minister of Canada gave in Hull on November 28, where he says that the referendum questions in 1980 and in 1995 were both clear.

Therefore, as a result of the introduction of Bill C-20 denying all the basic rights of Quebecers, I request unanimous consent to enlighten the House—

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The 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

Odina Desrochers Bloc Lotbinière, QC

Mr. Speaker, we are beginning, in this House today, a historical debate for Quebec, the debate on Bill C-20.

Given the extremely serious situation democracy is in in Quebec and the threat hanging over the national assembly, I would like to table a document which will enlighten the House on this point. It is the international covenant—

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The Speaker

Does the hon. member have 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, following the introduction of Bill C-20, I have here a document written and presented by the Quebec director general of elections, where he explains what real democracy is and what real democratic rules are.

I would like to have your permission to table this document.

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The Speaker

Does the hon. member have 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, I have here a brochure published by my colleague, the member for Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel, which shows the historic sites that were the theatre of the fight for democracy in 1837-38.

Given the circumstances, therefore, I request the permission to table the brochure—

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The Speaker

Is there unanimous consent?

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Some hon. members

Agreed.