Committees of the House  Madam Speaker, the member for Berthier—Maskinongé just asked two questions. First, I hope that, after these three hours of debate, we will end with a vote on this issue so that the House can say, on behalf of Canadians and Quebeckers, that what we ultimately want is for the government to take this report and its 23 recommendations seriously and follow through on them.

Committees of the House  Madam Speaker, I entirely agree with the opposition House leader. That was an excellent question, and I could not have done it better myself.

Committees of the House  Madam Speaker, I thank the member for referring to that dissenting report the committee agreed to and sent to the House of Commons. I will refer to recommendation 11, though, which is on the powers of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada. It is “That the Government of Canada introduce legislative changes to the Lobbying Act to give the Commissioner of Lobbying real powers to investigate, issue fines and impose lobbying bans to those who disregard the Act.”

Committees of the House  Madam Speaker, I regret that the member caught your eye, because that member is from Edmonton, and after the 5-4 beating on May 26 that the Calgary Flames took, I do not find it very fair to let him speak. He is absolutely right. If we have Treasury Board rules that are set out, we have to abide by them.

Committees of the House  Madam Speaker, I am pleased to join this debate on the concurrence report. I want to say something for my constituents back home who have been wondering what this is. Oftentimes, I have to explain to residents in my riding what exactly Parliament is doing during report stage like this.

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, during the vote, and in this hybrid Parliament, we have had an abridgement of some of the Standing Orders when it comes to voting from our seats. The member for Laval—Les Îles heard the question but was seated in a different seat during the roll call on the government side.

Preserving Provincial Representation in the House of Commons Act  Madam Speaker, I would like to comment on the member's speech. This bill is about amending the Constitution. I think what she meant to say was that this is not an amendment that would require the agreement of seven of the 10 provinces, or 50% plus one of the Canadian population.

Preserving Provincial Representation in the House of Commons Act  Madam Speaker, I do not really have a question for the member, but I do have a comment. I listened carefully to her speech. There were some parts that I agreed with, but we disagree when it comes to political weight. I think that the weight of the population is what matters most for the province.

Preserving Provincial Representation in the House of Commons Act  Madam Speaker, I rise on a point of order. Pursuant to Standing Order 62, I move: That the hon. member for South Shore—St. Margarets be now heard.

Preserving Provincial Representation in the House of Commons Act  On behalf of the official opposition, I ask for a recorded division.

Preserving Provincial Representation in the House of Commons Act  Madam Speaker, the member for Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston asked this question of the member earlier. One of the great debates of Confederation between Canadians in Upper Canada and Lower Canada at the time was about representation by population. In a Supreme Court decision regarding a case out of Saskatchewan, the Supreme Court talked about effective representation.

Preserving Provincial Representation in the House of Commons Act  Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 62, I move that the hon. member for Battle River—Crowfoot be now heard.

Right to Vote at 16 Act  Madam Speaker, I am pleased to join the debate on Bill C-210. This is a difficult bill to debate because it is a responsibility of citizenship and that is the fundamental question before us. What is a citizen? What are their duties and responsibilities? Often times, people talk about what rights they have as a citizen.

Extension of Sitting Hours and Conduct of Extended Proceedings  Mr. Speaker, on behalf of Her Majesty's official opposition, I ask for a recorded division.

Extension of Sitting Hours and Conduct of Extended Proceedings  Mr. Speaker, I will always be happy to be corrected by the chair of our caucus and one of the longest-serving members on the Conservative side in the House of Commons. He is right. The end person, the person who decides who is the government House leader and who is supposed to be responsible for the government's agenda and making sure it goes through the House if not smoothly at least assuredly, with an end deadline so the government can pass the agenda that it was supposed to be elected to do, is in fact the Prime Minister.