House of Commons Hansard #111 of the 39th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was aboriginal.

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Opposition Motion--Government PoliciesBusiness of SupplyGovernment Orders

5:10 p.m.

Conservative

Sylvie Boucher Conservative Beauport—Limoilou, QC

Mr. Speaker, I would like to inform my colleague from the NDP that literacy has never been cut in official languages.

Opposition Motion--Government PoliciesBusiness of SupplyGovernment Orders

5:10 p.m.

Conservative

The Acting Speaker Conservative Royal Galipeau

It being 5:15 p.m., pursuant to order made earlier today, all questions necessary to dispose of the opposition motion are deemed put and a recorded division is deemed requested and deferred until Tuesday, February 20, 2007, at 5:30 p.m.

Opposition Motion--Government PoliciesBusiness of SupplyGovernment Orders

5:15 p.m.

Conservative

Rob Merrifield Conservative Yellowhead, AB

Mr. Speaker, I believe if you were to seek it, you would find unanimous consent of the House to see the clock at 5:30 p.m.

Opposition Motion--Government PoliciesBusiness of SupplyGovernment Orders

5:15 p.m.

Conservative

The Acting Speaker Conservative Royal Galipeau

Is that agreed?

Opposition Motion--Government PoliciesBusiness of SupplyGovernment Orders

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Some hon. members

Agreed.

Opposition Motion--Government PoliciesBusiness of SupplyGovernment Orders

5:15 p.m.

Conservative

The Acting Speaker Conservative Royal Galipeau

It being 5:30 p.m., the House will now proceed to the consideration of private members' business as listed on today's order paper.

The House proceeded to the consideration of Bill C-292, An Act to implement the Kelowna Accord, as reported (without amendment) from the committee.

Kelowna Accord Implementation ActPrivate Members' Business

5:15 p.m.

Conservative

The Acting Speaker Conservative Royal Galipeau

There being no motions at report stage, the House will now proceed without debate to the putting of the question on the motion to concur in the bill at report stage.

Kelowna Accord Implementation ActPrivate Members' Business

5:15 p.m.

Liberal

Paul Martin Liberal LaSalle—Émard, QC

moved that the bill be concurred in.

Kelowna Accord Implementation ActPrivate Members' Business

5:15 p.m.

Conservative

The Acting Speaker Conservative Royal Galipeau

Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?

Kelowna Accord Implementation ActPrivate Members' Business

5:15 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

No.

Kelowna Accord Implementation ActPrivate Members' Business

5:15 p.m.

Conservative

The Acting Speaker Conservative Royal Galipeau

All those in favour of the motion will please say yea.

Kelowna Accord Implementation ActPrivate Members' Business

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Some hon. members

Yea.

Kelowna Accord Implementation ActPrivate Members' Business

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Conservative

The Acting Speaker Conservative Royal Galipeau

All those opposed will please say nay.

Kelowna Accord Implementation ActPrivate Members' Business

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Some hon. members

Nay.

Kelowna Accord Implementation ActPrivate Members' Business

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Conservative

The Acting Speaker Conservative Royal Galipeau

In my opinion the yeas have it.

And five or more members having risen:

Pursuant to Standing Order 98, the recorded division stands deferred until Wednesday, February 21, 2007, immediately before the time provided for private members' business.

Kelowna Accord Implementation ActPrivate Members' Business

5:15 p.m.

Liberal

Paul Szabo Liberal Mississauga South, ON

Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. We have had discussions with the Chair in the past about the anomaly of the third hour of private members' business being report stage and third reading. The members should be aware that what they have just done is eliminated one hour of the two hours of debate on an important item, being the plight of aboriginal Canadians.

It is outrageous that this has happened. I would ask for the unanimous consent of the House to proceed with the debate at third reading.

Kelowna Accord Implementation ActPrivate Members' Business

5:15 p.m.

Conservative

The Acting Speaker Conservative Royal Galipeau

I thank the hon. member for Mississauga South. It is my understanding that he has already had discussions with the Speaker on this matter. The decision of the House stands. The vote is deferred until February 21, as stated earlier.

It being 5:20 p.m., this House stands adjourned until tomorrow at 10 a.m. pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).

(The House adjourned at 5:20 p.m.)