Debates of March 22nd, 2018

[The Assistant Deputy Speaker, Liberal, Anthony Rota]

I declare Motion No. 24 carried.

Concurrence in Vote 1—Canadian Museum of History

[Scott Brison, Liberal, President of the Treasury Board]

moved:

That Vote 1, in the amount of $18,988,032 under Canadian Museum of History—Payments, in the Interim Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2019, be concurred in.

[The Assistant Deputy Speaker, Liberal, Anthony Rota]

The question is on Motion No. 25. Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

No.

[The Assistant Deputy Speaker, Liberal, Anthony Rota]

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

[Some hon. members]

Yea.

[The Assistant Deputy Speaker, Liberal, Anthony Rota]

All those opposed will please say nay.

[Some hon. members]

Nay.

[The Assistant Deputy Speaker, Liberal, Anthony Rota]

In my opinion the yeas have it.

And five or more members having risen:

(The House divided on Motion No. 25, which was agreed to on the following division:)

Vote #563

[The Assistant Deputy Speaker, Liberal, Anthony Rota]

I declare Motion No. 25 carried.

[Erin O'Toole, Conservative, Durham, ON]

Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I would like to use this opportunity to expand on my question of privilege first raised on March 2 in this place.

Since questions of privilege have priority over all matters in the House, I will make a short addition to that privilege. Until the Speaker decides, it is my understanding that I can add additional information to my outstanding question of privilege—

[The Assistant Deputy Speaker, Liberal, Anthony Rota]

I have to ask the hon. member to sit down. We are in the middle of votes.

As an explanation, the point of order is not rising out of the proceedings right now. The Standing Orders oblige us to finish the voting before we take on new business.

[Erin O'Toole, Conservative, Durham, ON]

Mr. Speaker, my point is a question of parliamentary privilege continued from March 2. It is my understanding that questions of parliamentary privilege, both individual and collective, rank in higher priority than all matters before this place, including votes.

As a courtesy, I waited until the completion of the last vote to raise this matter, but as it is an extension of my March 2 question of privilege, which the Chair has yet to rule on, I am provided and afforded the opportunity to expand and provide additional information and evidentiary basis for my question of parliamentary privilege, and some of that will be based on the March 20 submissions of the Parliamentary Secretary to the Government House Leader.

[The Assistant Deputy Speaker, Liberal, Anthony Rota]

House of Commons Procedure and Practice, page 588, chapter 12, “Points of Order and Questions of Privilege”, states:

Although the Standing Orders do not expressly forbid the raising of points of order and questions of privilege during divisions, the general practice has been to proceed with the vote and to hear its result before bringing forward any points of order or questions of privilege. There have been occasions when Members have attempted to bring some matter to the attention of the Speaker in the course of a vote (after the Members have been called in and before the result is declared), and the Chair has declined to interrupt the voting process in favour of hearing the point of order or question of privilege. More recently, however, points of order related to the recording of the vote were heard and addressed during the voting process. Immediately after the announcement of the result of a vote, Members who were unable to be in the Chamber for a vote sometimes rise on a point of order to explain how they would have voted had they been present.

[Erin O'Toole, Conservative, Durham, ON]

I thank you, Mr. Speaker. Some of my friends on the other side who are heckling might use this opportunity to stretch their legs.

[Some hon. members]

Oh, oh!

[The Assistant Deputy Speaker, Liberal, Anthony Rota]

Order, please. The sooner we get through this, the better it will be.

The hon. member for Durham.

[Erin O'Toole, Conservative, Durham, ON]

Mr. Speaker, am I able to proceed with my short addition to my question of privilege?

[The Assistant Deputy Speaker, Liberal, Anthony Rota]

I would invite the hon. member to add the elements that he feels should be brought forward at the end of the voting process.

Concurrence in Vote 1—Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21

[Scott Brison, Liberal, President of the Treasury Board]

moved:

That Vote 1, in the amount of $2,053,837 under Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21--Payments, in the Interim Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2019, be concurred in.

[Anthony Rota, Liberal, The Assistant Deputy Speaker]

The question is on Motion No. 26. Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

No.

[The Assistant Deputy Speaker, Liberal, Anthony Rota]

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

[Some hon. members]

Yea.