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House of Commons Hansard #63 of the 36th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was yea.
House of Commons Hansard #63 of the 36th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was yea.
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Some hon. members
No.
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The Speaker
All those in favour of the motion will please say yea.
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Some hon. members
Yea.
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The Speaker
All those opposed will please say nay.
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Some hon. members
Nay.
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The Speaker
In my opinion the yeas have it.
And more than five members having risen:
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The Speaker
A recorded division on Motion. No. 65 stands deferred.
The next question is on Motion. No. 68. Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?
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Agreed.
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Some hon. members
No.
An Act To Give Effect To The Requirement For Clarity As Set Out In The Opinion Of The Supreme Court Of Canada In The Quebec Secession ReferenceGovernment Orders
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The Speaker
All those in favour of the motion will please say yea.
An Act To Give Effect To The Requirement For Clarity As Set Out In The Opinion Of The Supreme Court Of Canada In The Quebec Secession ReferenceGovernment Orders
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Some hon. members
Yea.
An Act To Give Effect To The Requirement For Clarity As Set Out In The Opinion Of The Supreme Court Of Canada In The Quebec Secession ReferenceGovernment Orders
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The Speaker
All those opposed will please say nay.
An Act To Give Effect To The Requirement For Clarity As Set Out In The Opinion Of The Supreme Court Of Canada In The Quebec Secession ReferenceGovernment Orders
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Some hon. members
Nay.
An Act To Give Effect To The Requirement For Clarity As Set Out In The Opinion Of The Supreme Court Of Canada In The Quebec Secession ReferenceGovernment Orders
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The Speaker
In my opinion the yeas have it.
And more than five members having risen:
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The Speaker
A recorded division on Motion No. 68 stands deferred.
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Bloc
René Laurin Bloc Joliette, QC
moved:
Motion No. 69
That Bill C-20, in Clause 2, be amended by deleting lines 4 to 17 on page 4.
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Bloc
Caroline St-Hilaire Bloc Longueuil, QC
moved:
Motion No. 70
That Bill C-20, in Clause 2, be amended by replacing line 12 on page 4 with the following:
“consider and, by resolution, adopted by a majority of the members present in the House of Commons, which majority shall consist of not less than fifty percent plus one member of the members elected for the province in which the referendum has been held, set out its deter-”
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Bloc
Daniel Turp Bloc Beauharnois—Salaberry, QC
moved:
Motion No. 71
That Bill C-20, in Clause 2, be amended by adding after line 17 on page 4 the following:
“(1.1) For the purposes of subsection (1), “resolution” means a resolution adopted by a majority of the members present in the House of Commons, which majority shall consist of not less than fifty percent plus one member of the members elected for the province in which the referendum has been held.”
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Bloc
Ghislain Lebel Bloc Chambly, QC
moved:
Motion No. 72
That Bill C-20, in Clause 2, be amended by deleting lines 18 to 28 on page 4.
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Bloc
Paul Mercier Bloc Terrebonne—Blainville, QC
moved:
Motion No. 73
That Bill C-20, in Clause 2, be amended by deleting lines 23 and 24 on page 4.
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NDP
Bill Blaikie NDP Winnipeg—Transcona, MB
moved:
Motion No. 74
That Bill C-20, in Clause 2, be amended by replacing lines 23 and 24 on page 4 with the following:
“(a) whether fifty percent plus one of the valid votes cast in the referendum were cast in favour of the secessionist option;”
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Bloc
Claude Bachand Bloc Saint-Jean, QC
moved:
Motion No. 75
That Bill C-20, in Clause 2, be amended by deleting lines 25 and 26 on page 4.
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NDP
Bill Blaikie NDP Winnipeg—Transcona, MB
moved:
Motion No. 76
That Bill C-20, in Clause 2, be amended by replacing lines 25 and 26 on page 4 with the following:
“(b) whether there were significant irregularities in the referendum process that would call into question the validity of the vote; and”
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Bloc
Maud Debien Bloc Laval East, QC
moved:
Motion No. 77
That Bill C-20, in Clause 2, be amended by deleting lines 27 and 28 on page 4.
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Bloc
Richard Marceau Bloc Charlesbourg, QC
moved:
Motion No. 78
That Bill C-20, in Clause 2, be amended by deleting lines 29 to 42 on page 4.