Gordon O'Connor

[Safe Streets and Communities Act, March 9th, 2012]

Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I ask that you see the clock at 1:30 p.m.

[Canada Water Preservation Act, March 8th, 2012]

Mr. Speaker, if you seek it, I believe you would find consent to see the clock as 6:30 p.m.

[Business of Supply, March 8th, 2012]

Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I ask that you see the clock at 5:30 p.m.

[Privilege, March 2nd, 2012]

Mr. Speaker, reasonable people have to find a balance between security and access. I acknowledge that members of Parliament have the right to operate within the precinct with free will as long as they are not impeding anybody else. However, when there are visitors here, and we have had many honoured visitors, the security has to go up. When the Prime Minister is around, the security goes up. We have to balance security and access.

This is not the 1800s any more. There is a lot of communication and we have many threats of terrorism from all over the place. We have to make sure that a tragedy does not occur here and that someone does not get injured or killed because security was lax. There will always be difficulty in finding a balance between security and access.

I am sure the Speaker will take this up and investigate it. However, I cannot believe that there was any bad intention to try to impede MPs. I recommend that the Speaker look at this and make sure that there is a balance between security and access.

[Canada-Jordan Economic Growth and Prosperity Act, March 1st, 2012]

Mr. Speaker, I ask that the vote be moved to the next Monday following question period.

[Foreign Affairs, February 16th, 2012]

Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I ask that you see the clock as 5:30 p.m.

[Copyright Modernization Act, February 13th, 2012]

Mr. Speaker, if you seek it I believe you would find agreement to apply the vote from the previous motion to the current motion, with the Conservatives voting yes.

[Copyright Modernization Act, February 10th, 2012]

Mr. Speaker, if you seek it, I believe you would find consent to see the clock as 1:30 p.m.

[Business of Supply, February 9th, 2012]

Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I ask that you see the clock at 5:30 p.m.

[Copyright Modernization Act, February 8th, 2012]

Mr. Speaker, the precise rule in this House is that once the Chief Government Whip sits down and the Speaker then begins to define the issue, in the moment between, someone can sit down. Mr. Speaker, you had not said any words.