I invite the House to take note of today's use of the wooden mace.
The wooden mace is traditionally used when the House sits on February 3 to mark the anniversary of the fire that destroyed the original Parliament buildings on this day in 1916.
In the House of Commons on February 3rd, 2011. See this statement in context.
The Speaker Liberal Peter Milliken
I invite the House to take note of today's use of the wooden mace.
The wooden mace is traditionally used when the House sits on February 3 to mark the anniversary of the fire that destroyed the original Parliament buildings on this day in 1916.
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