There is no consent.
Dear colleagues, as the House will be rising soon and we will be returning to our ridings for the Christmas holidays, I would like to wish all parliamentarians, their staff and parliamentary employees a very merry Christmas and a new year filled with peace and happiness.
However, at this time I would like to draw to the attention of the House that it was on December 30, 70 years ago, when Sir Winston Churchill stood in this chamber and gave his famous, “Some chicken; some neck” speech in the midst of some of the most challenging days of the Second World War. In his address to Parliament, he summoned forth the courage of all free peoples to unite for the monumental challenge that lay before them.
We will be marking that milestone over the Christmas recess and I wanted to bring that to members' attention in advance.
In March, the Library of Parliament will present an exhibit about Churchill's speech to Parliament, in co-operation with the International Churchill Society. I invite members to take the time to celebrate this important historical event.