Pursuant to Standing Order 67.1, there is a 30-minute question period in relation to the closure motion. However, the House is scheduled to proceed to private members' business at 5:30 p.m. before the 30 minutes have expired.
When confronted with a somewhat similar situation on April 30, 2015, where the 30-minute question period was interrupted by statements by members, the Acting Speaker noted that there would be an opportunity for the House to resume and finish the proceedings pursuant to Standing Order 67.1 later in the day. The Chair intends to take the same approach in this case.
Accordingly, the question period will begin now, interrupted at 5:30 p.m. and resume following private members' business.
I therefore invite all members who wish to ask questions to rise so that the Chair has an idea of how many members want to participate in this question period.