Agreed.
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.
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.
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.
Point Of OrderOral Question Period
The Speaker
Does the hon. member have unanimous consent to table the document?
Paul Mercier Bloc Terrebonne—Blainville, QC
Mr. Speaker, I am sorry, but I did not even get to say what the paper was about.
Point Of OrderOral Question Period
The Speaker
It was a document and I understood it to be like all the others, so I made my decision.
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.
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—
Point Of OrderOral Question Period
The Speaker
Is there unanimous consent?
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—
Point Of OrderOral Question Period
The Speaker
Does the hon. member have unanimous consent?
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.
Point Of OrderOral Question Period
The Speaker
Does the hon. member have unanimous consent?
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—