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View Anthony Rota Profile
Lib. (ON)
I am afraid we are still having trouble. I am not sure what it is, but I am sure we will get it figured out. You are going to have to work with IT.
I will ask the minister if he heard enough of the question to answer.
The hon. minister.
View Elizabeth May Profile
GP (BC)
View Elizabeth May Profile
2021-06-03 15:13 [p.7910]
Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. Given the technical difficulties the hon. member for Vancouver Granville just experienced, I return to the point that we should have more time within question period for members with a status such as hers, whose voice is so important in this country. Perhaps we could add one slot to next Wednesday so she could ask her question again.
View Anthony Rota Profile
Lib. (ON)
Adding another slot somewhere for the repeat of that question is definitely something worth discussing. We will discuss it and get back to the chamber.
The hon. member for Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères on a point of order.
View Anthony Rota Profile
Lib. (ON)
I want to remind hon. members that when setting up and they know they are either going to ask a question or possibly answer one, to hook up where the ISP is solid so everyone can hear and it does not damage the ears of translators. It is a courtesy of which I want to remind all the members.
View Martin Champoux Profile
BQ (QC)
View Martin Champoux Profile
2021-06-01 14:53
Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. To add insult to injury, there was no French interpretation coming through the headset; it must have gotten lost in the woods.
View Anthony Rota Profile
Lib. (ON)
I am going to ask the hon. minister to try answering that again. We did not get the translation because of the quality of the sound. Again, the question is on the transmission quality. I will let him try again.
View Gérard Deltell Profile
CPC (QC)
Mr. Speaker, I also rise on a point of order.
I would like to start by pointing out that the current Prime Minister was exactly six months old at the time the member for Châteauguay—Lacolle was referring to when she talked about his father.
We all recognize that we are at the beginning of June and in the last stretch of this session. We all recognize there are some serious and concerning issues for each and every Canadian that we have to debate in the House of Commons.
The House is currently meeting in a hybrid format because of the pandemic. When we accepted the procedural rules of the pandemic, we did so in good faith to ensure the health and safety of parliamentarians and of everyone we work with here in the House, in the buildings around Parliament Hill and in our ridings.
This provision is very serious, and we shall respect it based on the health of the people.
Just because the House is meeting in a hybrid format does not mean members, let alone ministers, can sit outdoors. Oral question period is a serious affair. It is inappropriate to see a minister sitting outside in a forest, even in a hybrid sitting of the House. That is our opinion.
More than that, I have to raise the point that during question period, for a full 10 minutes no Liberal members were in the House of Commons.
It is totally unacceptable that for 10 minutes during question period, not a single Liberal parliamentarian was sitting in this House—
View Anthony Rota Profile
Lib. (ON)
I am sorry to interrupt the hon. member, but I must remind him that he cannot say whether members are present in the House or draw attention to their absence. I know the hon. member is already aware of this rule, but I will take this opportunity to remind all hon. members.
While I am at it, before I move on to the next point of order, I would ask all hon. members who are going to ask or answer questions to set up in a neutral location where the connection is good and they can be heard clearly. This will ensure that their colleagues who are interested in what they have to say are able to hear them. It also allows the interpreters to hear them and interpret what they are saying, so that those who do not speak the same language can understand what is being said.
The hon. member for Kingston and the Islands is rising on a point of order.
View Mark Gerretsen Profile
Lib. (ON)
Mr. Speaker, it is on the same point of order. Notwithstanding that we are not supposed to reference the presence of members in the House, I suggest that indeed many members from the Liberal Party were in the House. They are participating virtually. This goes to the rules we adopted. They specifically say that members can be—
View Anthony Rota Profile
Lib. (ON)
I am going to stop this right now. I am not sure I want to continue this argument, because we are not supposed to be referring to anyone in the chamber. Also, the fact that we are discussing it means it becomes a debate.
View Mark Gerretsen Profile
Lib. (ON)
Mr. Speaker, I am just trying to say that they are in the chamber—
Some hon. members: Oh, oh!
View Anthony Rota Profile
Lib. (ON)
We want to make sure that everything is clear. Referring to someone's presence in the chamber, whether it is an absence or presence, is not allowed, and that rule has gone on for a long time. The main reason for it is that during sessions, MPs have obligations that sometimes take them out of the chamber and it is impossible for them to be here. I am sure we do not want to insult anybody or hurt anyone's work. I am sure they are doing work on behalf of the government, no matter where they are.
The hon. member for Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo.
View Cathy McLeod Profile
CPC (BC)
Mr. Speaker, one a point of order, I am looking for some clarification. I have always been aware that we cannot speak of the presence or absence of a specific member, but I did not think that this extended to empty benches. I guess you are saying that it does extend to empty benches.
View Anthony Rota Profile
Lib. (ON)
I also want to remind the hon. members that we cannot do indirectly what we cannot do directly. I thank the member for her intervention, but members are in the House, according to the convention, because they are joining us virtually.
The hon. member for Louis-Saint-Laurent.
View Gérard Deltell Profile
CPC (QC)
Mr. Speaker, you were right to call me to order. I will be more careful next time.
You mentioned earlier in response to our colleague from Kingston and the Islands that we were having connection problems and that the connection was not good. Technically, the connection is working fine here in the House of Commons.
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