Debates of Oct. 18th, 2004

International Interests in Mobile Equipment (aircraft equipment) Act

[The Acting Speaker (Hon. Jean Augustine)]

Please continue.

[Benoît Sauvageau, Bloc, Repentigny, QC]

Madam Speaker, contrary to what one might think, it is always a pleasure to hear that there is no interpretation, because it means that there are members listening.

After this brief interruption, this “interpretation break”—

[The Acting Speaker (Hon. Jean Augustine)]

Just give us a few seconds to ensure that we have translation in English.

I will ask the member for Repentigny to continue.

[Benoît Sauvageau, Bloc, Repentigny, QC]

Madam Speaker, normally, if the microphone is on, interpretation is on. I will carry on—

[The Acting Speaker (Hon. Jean Augustine)]

We still have no translation.

Just one moment, please.

We are awaiting the signal for the service.

Thank you for your patience. I do appreciate the fact that they are working really very hard to have the translation services back to us.

We are doing everything that is possible.

Excuse me again. I would ask the hon. member for Repentigny to continue.

[Benoît Sauvageau, Bloc, Repentigny, QC]

Madam Speaker, I wanted to say that if the interpreters' microphones are not working, I should stop again.

Still, I wanted to give you a few quotes from the hon. member for Outremont, the former member for Shefford. Change your riding; change your party. No, he stayed in the same party; well, yes and no.

Are the interpreters' microphones working? I am told they are okay.

This hon. member for Outremont and Minister of Transport who gave us one good quotation has given us more. Before the election campaign began, he told us there was a smell of rotten fish in the Liberals' refrigerator, and that—

[The Acting Speaker (Hon. Jean Augustine)]

I thank the members for their patience. We will suspend for about a minute or so until the service is available to us.

(The sitting of the House was suspended at 6:36 p.m.)

(The House resumed at 6:39 p.m.)

[Karen Redman, Liberal, Kitchener Centre, ON]

Madam Speaker, there have been consultations and I believe that if you were to seek it, you would find unanimous consent to see the clock as 6:50 p.m.

[The Acting Speaker (Ms. Jean Augustine)]

Does the hon. member have the unanimous consent of the House to move the motion that we adjourn until tomorrow?

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

[The Acting Speaker (Ms. Jean Augustine)]

It being 6:40 p.m. the House stands adjourned until tomorrow at 10 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).

(The House adjourned at 6:40 p.m.)