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{
    "time": "2018-05-24 19:00:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "The Chair",
        "fr": "Le pr\u00e9sident"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"5433402\" data-originallang=\"en\">I have a few preliminary comments, a preamble, before we begin tonight's debate.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5433403\" data-originallang=\"en\">This will be a general debate on votes under the Department of Citizen and Immigration. The first round will begin with the official opposition, which will be followed by the government, and thereafter the New Democratic Party. After that, we will follow the usual rotation in proportion, as is usually the convention.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5433404\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Each member will be allocated 15 minutes at a time, which may be used for both debate or for posing questions. Members wishing to use this time to make a speech have a maximum of 10 minutes, which leaves at least 5 minutes for questions to the minister.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5433405\" data-originallang=\"fr\">When a member is recognized, he or she should indicate to the Chair how the 15-minute period will be used, in other words, how much time will be spent on the speech and how much time will be used for questions and answers. Members should also note that they will need the unanimous consent of the committee to split their time with another member. When the time is to be used for questions and comments, the Chair will expect that the minister's response will reflect approximately the time taken by the question, as that time counts toward the time allocated to the party.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5433406\" data-originallang=\"en\">On this point, while we generally recognize that the time taken to pose the question will generally be expected to see a response in around the same time, we will not accept that scenario with a question of complexity that may only take 10 seconds to pose. We will certainly allow sufficient time to address the complexity that is applicable to the question that has been put to the minister.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5433407\" data-originallang=\"en\">I also wish to indicate that in committee of the whole, comments should be addressed to the Chair in the usual fashion. I ask for everyone's co-operation in upholding all established standards of decorum, parliamentary language, and behaviour. In summary, we follow the same debate conventions that we follow in the House.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5433408\" data-originallang=\"en\">I will remind members that they are invited to use the seats in the chamber of their choice. They are not required to be in their own seat in the House to be recognized. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5433409\" data-originallang=\"en\">We will now begin tonight's session.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5433410\" data-originallang=\"en\">The House in committee of the whole pursuant to Standing Order 81(4), consideration in committee of the whole of votes under the Department of Citizenship and Immigration in the main estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2019.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5433411\" data-originallang=\"en\">The hon. member for Calgary Nose Hill.</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"5433402\" data-originallang=\"en\">Je voudrais ouvrir le d\u00e9bat de ce soir avec quelques observations pr\u00e9liminaires.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5433403\" data-originallang=\"en\">Le d\u00e9bat de ce soir est de nature g\u00e9n\u00e9rale et porte sur tous les cr\u00e9dits sous la rubrique Citoyennet\u00e9 et Immigration. La premi\u00e8re ronde commencera avec l'opposition officielle, suivie du gouvernement et du Nouveau Parti d\u00e9mocratique. Ensuite, nous suivrons le d\u00e9roulement normal qui tient compte de la taille proportionnelle de chaque parti, comme le veut la convention.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5433404\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Des p\u00e9riodes de 15 minutes \u00e0 la fois seront attribu\u00e9es \u00e0 chaque d\u00e9put\u00e9. Ces temps de parole pourront \u00eatre utilis\u00e9s pour le d\u00e9bat ou pour poser des questions. Si les d\u00e9put\u00e9s souhaitent utiliser ce temps pour faire un discours, ils ne doivent pas d\u00e9passer 10 minutes, afin de laisser au moins 5 minutes pour des questions au ministre.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5433405\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Lorsque la parole sera accord\u00e9e \u00e0 un d\u00e9put\u00e9, il ou elle devra indiquer \u00e0 la pr\u00e9sidence la mani\u00e8re dont la p\u00e9riode de 15 minutes sera utilis\u00e9e, autrement dit, quelle portion sera utilis\u00e9e pour le discours et quelle portion sera utilis\u00e9e pour les questions et r\u00e9ponses. Les d\u00e9put\u00e9s doivent aussi se rappeler que le consentement unanime sera requis afin de partager les p\u00e9riodes de 15 minutes avec d'autres d\u00e9put\u00e9s. Lorsque la p\u00e9riode est utilis\u00e9e pour des questions et observations, la dur\u00e9e de la r\u00e9ponse du ministre doit correspondre \u00e0 peu pr\u00e8s au temps pris pour poser la question, puisque ce temps sera soustrait au temps accord\u00e9 au parti.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5433406\" data-originallang=\"en\">Soulignons qu'il est g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement attendu que l'on consacre \u00e0 la r\u00e9ponse un laps de temps correspondant \u00e0 celui qui a \u00e9t\u00e9 pris pour poser la question. Je pr\u00e9cise toutefois que cela ne s'applique pas \u00e0 une question complexe qui peut \u00eatre pos\u00e9e en 10 secondes. Nous accorderons au ministre le temps n\u00e9cessaire pour donner une r\u00e9ponse appropri\u00e9e \u00e0 la complexit\u00e9 de la question. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5433407\" data-originallang=\"en\">Je rappelle \u00e9galement qu'en comit\u00e9 pl\u00e9nier, les d\u00e9put\u00e9s doivent adresser leurs observations \u00e0 la pr\u00e9sidence, comme d'habitude. Je demande la coop\u00e9ration de chacun pour respecter toutes les normes en mati\u00e8re de d\u00e9corum, de langage parlementaire et de comportement. Bref, nous suivons les m\u00eames conventions que pendant les d\u00e9bats \u00e0 la Chambre.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5433408\" data-originallang=\"en\">J'invite les d\u00e9put\u00e9s \u00e0 s'asseoir dans le si\u00e8ge de leur choix. Ils n'ont pas \u00e0 occuper leur propre si\u00e8ge pour obtenir le droit de parole. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5433409\" data-originallang=\"en\">Nous pouvons maintenant commencer la s\u00e9ance de ce soir. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5433410\" data-originallang=\"en\">La Chambre, form\u00e9e en comit\u00e9 pl\u00e9nier conform\u00e9ment \u00e0 l'article 81(4) du R\u00e8glement, entreprend l'\u00e9tude en comit\u00e9 pl\u00e9nier de tous les cr\u00e9dits sous la rubrique Minist\u00e8re de la Citoyennet\u00e9 et de l'Immigration dans le Budget principal des d\u00e9penses pour l'exercice se terminant le 31 mars 2019.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5433411\" data-originallang=\"en\">La d\u00e9put\u00e9e de Calgary Nose Hill a la parole.</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2018/5/24/the-chair-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/bruce-stanton/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/580/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "10151103",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Government Orders",
        "fr": "Initiatives Minist\u00e9rielles"
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Business of Supply",
        "fr": "Travaux des subsides"
    },
    "h3": {
        "en": "Department of Citizenship and Immigration\u2014Main Estimates, 2018-19",
        "fr": "Minist\u00e8re de la Citoyennet\u00e9 et de l'Immigration \u2014 Le budget principal des d\u00e9penses, de 2018-2019"
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2018/5/24/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2018%2F5%2F24%2F"
    }
}