Debates of March 20th, 2019

Concurrence in Vote 1—Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer

[Joyce Murray, Liberal, President of the Treasury Board]

moved:

That Vote 1, in the amount of $2,923,535, under Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer — Program expenditures, in the Interim Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2020, be concurred in.

[The Speaker, Geoff Regan]

The question is on Motion No. 151. Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

No.

[The Speaker, Geoff Regan]

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

[Some hon. members]

Yea.

[The Speaker, Geoff Regan]

All those opposed will please say nay.

[Some hon. members]

Nay.

[The Speaker, Geoff Regan]

In my opinion the yeas have it.

And five or more members having risen:

(The House divided on Motion No. 151, which was agreed to on the following division:)

Vote #1225

Interim Estimates

[The Speaker, Geoff Regan]

I declare Motion No. 151 agreed to.

[Candice Bergen, Conservative, Portage—Lisgar, MB]

Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order.

We have been here voting for well over 24 hours. Voting began when we asked the government to lift the privilege restraints that are on the former attorney general to let her speak and tell her full story. As the day has worn on and the Liberals have refused to do this, letting these votes continue hour after hour, we have given them ample opportunity to wrap this up in a very short time.

It is now 7:20. I would like to propose a motion that would end these votes in the next 10 minutes. It would let the pages, our clerks and our desk officers go home. It would allow government members to go home, some to their ridings. Some could stay.

I do not have the motion itself, but I know it by heart.

I seek unanimous consent that we immediately pass all the motions, which would get the estimates passed, as required. They would be deemed adopted, deemed read and deemed put, as adopted on division.

I have just been given the motion.

I move that, notwithstanding any standing order or usual practice of the House, the motions to concur in all the opposed items listed on the Notice Paper under the interim estimates be deemed adopted on division; that the motion to concur in the unopposed votes be deemed adopted on division; that Bill C-96, an act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2020, be deemed introduced and read a first time, deemed read a second time and referred to a committee of the whole, deemed considered in committee of the whole, deemed reported without amendment, deemed concurred in at report stage and deemed read a third time and passed on division; that the order made Tuesday, March 19, 2019, pursuant to Standing Order 45, respecting the deferral of the recorded division on the motion to concur in the 51st report of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts be discharged and the motion be deemed adopted on division; that the House order the Governor in Council to waive full solicitor-client privilege and all cabinet confidences to allow the member for Vancouver Granville to address events that occurred following January 14, 2019, including her time as the Minister of Veterans Affairs, following her resignation from that position and her presentation to cabinet that followed; that the House order the Governor in Council to waive all cabinet confidences to allow the member for Markham—Stouffville to address all matters touching upon the member for Vancouver Granville's removal as Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, her later resignation from the cabinet and her subsequent presentation to the cabinet; that the failure of the Governor in Council to undertake these actions within five days shall be deemed to be a prima facie case of privilege; and that this House do now adjourn.

[The Speaker, Geoff Regan]

Order, please.

I am sure the hon. opposition House leader has a very good memory. However, had she been able to memorize the motion, it would have been truly impressive. It was very close, clearly.

Does the hon. opposition House leader have the unanimous consent of the House to propose the motion?

[Some hon. members]

No.

Concurrence in Vote 1—Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner

[Joyce Murray, Liberal, President of the Treasury Board]

moved:

That Vote 1, in the amount of $1,245,653, under Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner — Program expenditures, in the Interim Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2020, be concurred in.

[The Deputy Speaker, Bruce Stanton]

The question is on Motion No. 152. Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

No.

[The Deputy Speaker, Bruce Stanton]

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

[Some hon. members]

Yea.

[The Deputy Speaker, Bruce Stanton]

All those opposed will please say nay.

[Some hon. members]

Nay.

[The Deputy Speaker, Bruce Stanton]

In my opinion the yeas have it.

And five or more members having risen:

(The House divided on Motion No. 152, which was agreed to on the following division:)

Vote #1226

Interim Estimates

[The Deputy Speaker, Bruce Stanton]

I declare Motion No. 152 carried.

Concurrence in Vote 1—Office of the Senate Ethics Officer

[Joyce Murray, Liberal, President of the Treasury Board]

moved:

That Vote 1, in the amount of $307,820, under Office of the Senate Ethics Officer — Program expenditures, in the Interim Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2020, be concurred in.

[The Deputy Speaker, Bruce Stanton]

The question is on Motion No. 153. Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?