Debates of June 21st, 2023

Oral Questions

[Blake Desjarlais, NDP, Edmonton Griesbach, AB]

Mr. Speaker, I believe if you seek it, you will find unanimous consent for the following motion: That, given the rising tide of hate and violence directed toward the 2SLGBTQI—

[Some hon. members]

No.

[The Speaker, Liberal, Anthony Rota]

Once again, we are not getting any consent. I just want to make sure people understand that when they are seeking unanimous consent, they would normally check around to make sure that they have it beforehand. It does not sound as though it worked out.

The hon. member for Calgary Nose Hill is rising on a point of order.

[Michelle Rempel, Conservative, Calgary Nose Hill, AB]

Mr. Speaker, in light of your ruling made yesterday, I believe if you seek it, you will find unanimous consent for the following motion: That, the house direct the government to provide complete answers to members—

[Some hon. members]

No.

[The Speaker, Liberal, Anthony Rota]

I am afraid we do not have unanimous consent.

The hon. member for Regina—Qu'Appelle.

[Andrew Scheer, Conservative, Regina—Qu'Appelle, SK]

Mr. Speaker, I am hoping that there will be agreement on this one, because I would like to table a quote from the speech from the Minister of Finance from the fall economic update. She said that the government should not—

[Some hon. members]

No.

[The Speaker, Liberal, Anthony Rota]

I am afraid there is no unanimous consent. I realize that sometimes, some of the rules are used to help us gain what we want in the House and then just postpone things, but at least let the hon. member get a few words in before, so that we are sure; I am very specific on “a few”.

The hon. member for South Shore—St. Margarets.

[Some hon. members]

No.

[Rick Perkins, Conservative, South Shore—St. Margarets, NS]

Mr. Speaker, apparently the government members do not want me to thank you.

As the House knows, I serve as the chair of the industry committee in the House. Through that role, I have had access to the two Volkswagen contracts that have been—

[Some hon. members]

Oh, oh!

[The Speaker, Liberal, Anthony Rota]

Order. Is the hon. member asking for unanimous consent? What is he asking for? I cannot make out what the member is saying. I will let him start over.

[Rick Perkins, Conservative, South Shore—St. Margarets, NS]

Mr. Speaker, I will reinform the House that I serve as the vice-chair of the industry committee; as such, in that role, I have had access to the two Volkswagen contracts. Those two contracts, as we know the Parliamentary Budget Officer has said, are already $3 billion over budget, so—

[The Speaker, Liberal, Anthony Rota]

I believe we are getting into debate.

We will go to the hon. member for Calgary Forest Lawn, who got up on a point of order.

[Jasraj Singh Hallan, Conservative, Calgary Forest Lawn, AB]

Mr. Speaker, I think I have intercepted what looks like the Liberals' plan to balance the budget, and I would like to table this document with the House today.

[The Speaker, Liberal, Anthony Rota]

Are there any other points of order that we are going to go to?

The hon. member for Sturgeon River—Parkland.

[Dane Lloyd, Conservative, Sturgeon River—Parkland, AB]

Mr. Speaker, the 10th time is the charm. I am seeking consent from the House that an order of the House to issue all memoranda, briefing notes, emails—

[Some hon. members]

Oh, oh!

[The Speaker, Liberal, Anthony Rota]

There was not the consultation done beforehand, so I am going to have to shut that one down.

The hon. member for Cariboo—Prince George.

[Todd Doherty, Conservative, Cariboo—Prince George, BC]

I rise on a point of order directed at you, Mr. Speaker. Uncharacteristically, you may have let your emotions get the better of you today, and you yelled something unparliamentary towards one of my colleagues across the way here. I thought maybe you would want to apologize.

[The Speaker, Liberal, Anthony Rota]

I do not remember shouting anything that was undeserved or unparliamentary.

The hon. member for Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke.

[Randall Garrison, NDP, Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke, BC]

Mr. Speaker, I rise to ask for unanimous consent to allow the member for Edmonton Griesbach to read his unanimous consent motion to the House.

[Some hon. members]

No.

The House resumed from June 15 consideration of the motion that Bill C-275, An Act to amend the Health of Animals Act (biosecurity on farms), be read the second time and referred to a committee.