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{
"time": "2021-02-18 12:45:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. G\u00e9rard Deltell (Louis-Saint-Laurent, CPC)",
"fr": "M. G\u00e9rard Deltell (Louis-Saint-Laurent, PCC)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"6503538\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Mr. Speaker, yesterday the government asked for unanimous consent to withdraw Bill <a data-HoCid=\"10983057\" href=\"/bills/43-2/C-13/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Criminal Code (single event sport betting)\">C-13</a>, which is still on the Order Paper, at second reading.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6503539\" data-originallang=\"fr\">This request was made in response to Bill <a data-HoCid=\"10866122\" href=\"/bills/43-2/C-218/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sports betting)\">C-218</a> being passed at second reading. Since both bills propose similar amendments to the Criminal Code, it makes sense to withdraw one bill and move forward with the other.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6503540\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Unanimous consent was denied, which means that not all members agreed.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6503541\" data-originallang=\"en\">A point of order was raised today to ask the Speaker to rule on the matter of the rule of anticipation, which forbids the same question from being decided twice within the same session. While Bosc and Gagnon supports this argument, it also claims, \u201cpast attempts to apply this British rule to Canadian practice are inconclusive.\u201d</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6503542\" data-originallang=\"en\">The sponsor of Bill <a data-HoCid=\"10866122\" href=\"/bills/43-2/C-218/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sports betting)\">C-218</a> has indicated to the Speaker and to me that he wants to weigh in on this important point of order since it involves his bill. He plans to do so as soon as the House resumes tomorrow.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6503543\" data-originallang=\"en\">Bill <a data-HoCid=\"10983057\" href=\"/bills/43-2/C-13/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Criminal Code (single event sport betting)\">C-13</a> cannot be called for debate today since, as we know, opposition motions on allotted days take precedence over all other business. In addition, except for today, the government has the prerogative to schedule this bill any day it wants, and last I looked, it has other bills to debate, including the bill to implement the economic statement, normally a priority bill for a government.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6503544\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, I urge you to respect the member's right to defend his bill and make his own representations regarding the rule of anticipation before you make your ruling on this matter.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"6503538\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, hier, le gouvernement a demand\u00e9 le consentement unanime pour le retrait du projet de loi <a data-HoCid=\"10983057\" href=\"/bills/43-2/C-13/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Criminal Code (single event sport betting)\">C-13</a>, qui est toujours au Feuilleton, \u00e0 l'\u00e9tape de la deuxi\u00e8me lecture.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6503539\" data-originallang=\"fr\"> Sa demande faisait suite \u00e0 l'adoption du projet de loi <a data-HoCid=\"10866122\" href=\"/bills/43-2/C-218/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sports betting)\">C-218</a> \u00e0 l'\u00e9tape de la deuxi\u00e8me lecture. Puisque les deux projets de loi proposent des amendements similaires au Code criminel, il semble logique de retirer un projet de loi pour poursuivre l'autre.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6503540\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Le consentement unanime a \u00e9t\u00e9 refus\u00e9, indiquant ainsi que tous les d\u00e9put\u00e9s ne sont pas d'accord sur cela.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6503541\" data-originallang=\"en\">Aujourd'hui, on a invoqu\u00e9 le R\u00e8glement pour demander au Pr\u00e9sident de trancher sur la r\u00e8gle interdisant d\u2019anticiper, qui interdit que l\u2019on se prononce deux fois sur la m\u00eame question au cours d\u2019une m\u00eame session parlementaire. Bien que cet argument soit appuy\u00e9 dans <em>La proc\u00e9dure et les usages de la Chambre des communes</em> de Bosc et Gagnon, on peut \u00e9galement y lire: \u00ab [...] les mentions des tentatives faites pour appliquer cette r\u00e8gle britannique \u00e0 la pratique canadienne ne sont pas concluantes. \u00bb</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6503542\" data-originallang=\"en\">Le parrain du projet de loi <a data-HoCid=\"10866122\" href=\"/bills/43-2/C-218/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sports betting)\">C-218</a> a pr\u00e9cis\u00e9 au Pr\u00e9sident et \u00e0 moi-m\u00eame qu\u2019il souhaite se prononcer sur cet important rappel au R\u00e8glement, puisqu\u2019il porte sur son projet de loi. Il compte le faire demain, d\u00e8s que la Chambre reprendra ses travaux.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6503543\" data-originallang=\"en\">Le projet de loi <a data-HoCid=\"10983057\" href=\"/bills/43-2/C-13/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Criminal Code (single event sport betting)\">C-13</a> ne peut faire l\u2019objet d\u2019un d\u00e9bat aujourd\u2019hui puisque, comme nous le savons, les motions de l\u2019opposition pr\u00e9sent\u00e9es les jours d\u00e9sign\u00e9s ont pr\u00e9s\u00e9ance sur toutes les autres affaires. De plus, aujourd\u2019hui mis \u00e0 part, le gouvernement a la pr\u00e9rogative de proposer ce projet de loi le jour de son choix, et la derni\u00e8re fois que j\u2019ai regard\u00e9, il veut d\u00e9battre d\u2019autres projets de loi, y compris celui pour mettre en \u0153uvre l\u2019\u00e9nonc\u00e9 \u00e9conomique, qui devrait normalement \u00eatre prioritaire pour lui.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6503544\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, je vous exhorte \u00e0 respecter le droit du d\u00e9put\u00e9 \u00e0 d\u00e9fendre son projet de loi et \u00e0 faire valoir son point de vue en ce qui a trait \u00e0 la r\u00e8gle interdisant d\u2019anticiper avant que vous ne vous prononciez sur la question.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2021/2/18/gerard-deltell-2/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/gerard-deltell/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4432/",
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"source_id": "11137393",
"h1": {
"en": "Government Orders",
"fr": "Ordres \u00e9manant du gouvernement"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Points of Order",
"fr": "Recours au R\u00e8glement"
},
"h3": {
"en": "Criminal Code",
"fr": "Le Code criminel"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2021/2/18/",
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}