Derek Lee

[Shipbuilding Act, 1999, March 28th, 2000]

Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. Discussions have taken place among all parties and the member for Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière concerning the taking of a division on Bill C-213 scheduled at the conclusion of Private Members' Business today. I believe you would find consent for the following:

That at the conclusion of today's debate on Bill C-213 all questions necessary to dispose of the said motion for second reading shall be deemed put, a recorded division deemed requested and deferred until Wednesday, March 29, at the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders.

[Questions On The Order Paper, March 28th, 2000]

Mr. Speaker, I ask that all questions be allowed to stand.

[Order In Council Appointments, March 28th, 2000]

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to table, in both official languages, a number of order in council appointments recently made by the government.

Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 110(1) these are deemed referred to the appropriate standing committees, a list of which is attached.

[Government Response To Petitions, March 28th, 2000]

Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36 I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the government's response to two petitions.

[Questions On The Order Paper, March 27th, 2000]

Mr. Speaker, the member's inquiry on this issue is quite appropriate. I would commit to him to take note of his representations on these outstanding questions, to get back to him at the earliest possible date, and to get answers to the questions he has tabled.

I ask that the remaining questions be allowed to stand.

[Questions On The Order Paper, March 27th, 2000]

Mr. Speaker, Question No. 64 will be answered today. .[Text]

Question No. 64—

[Government Response To Petitions, March 27th, 2000]

Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the government's response to four petitions.

[Questions On The Order Paper, March 24th, 2000]

Mr. Speaker, I ask that all questions be allowed to stand.

[Government Response To Petitions, March 24th, 2000]

Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the government's response to two petitions.

[Points Of Order, March 24th, 2000]

Mr. Speaker, I have listened carefully to this representation. While I would not disagree with all or the greater portion of what was said, I suggest to the Chair that it would be inappropriate at this juncture to interpret what the procedure and House affairs committee reported to the House. It is equally or even more inappropriate to second guess the ruling of the Speaker.

If what we have here is a stick handling, a legal compliance with the rules of the House for Private Members' Business, that is every member's right and privilege. I am not so sure that the procedure that has been used to date is so egregiously out of order that it should cause the Speaker to further intervene.