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{
    "time": "2022-06-23 12:30:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Damien Kurek",
        "fr": "M. Damien Kurek"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"7266340\" data-originallang=\"en\">Madam Speaker, as you have referenced quite a number of times in this place, one cannot do indirectly what they cannot do directly. I would simply ask for your guidance.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"7266341\" data-originallang=\"en\">We have heard the <a data-HoCid=\"278812\" href=\"/politicians/peter-julian/\" title=\"Peter Julian\">government House leader</a> and a number of other members from the government side reference that members have not been present when they are engaged in certain virtual aspects of the rules that have been adopted by this place. I would refer to the motion that was adopted. It says members are able to use virtual Parliament in full status as members of this place. To somehow suggest that some votes are more important than others, or to note the presence or absence of a member, is contrary to the rules and orders of this place. I would urge that this sort of conduct not be allowed in the context of this debate.</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"7266340\" data-originallang=\"en\">Madame la Pr\u00e9sidente, comme vous l'avez mentionn\u00e9 assez souvent \u00e0 la Chambre, nous ne pouvons pas faire indirectement ce que nous ne pouvons pas faire directement. Je voudrais simplement demander votre avis.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"7266341\" data-originallang=\"en\">Nous avons entendu le <a data-HoCid=\"278812\" href=\"/politicians/peter-julian/\" title=\"Peter Julian\">leader du gouvernement \u00e0 la Chambre</a> et un certain nombre d'autres d\u00e9put\u00e9s du c\u00f4t\u00e9 du gouvernement faire r\u00e9f\u00e9rence au fait que des d\u00e9put\u00e9s n'\u00e9taient pas pr\u00e9sents lorsqu'ils se pr\u00e9valaient de certaines r\u00e8gles adopt\u00e9es par la Chambre concernant la participation virtuelle. Je me r\u00e9f\u00e8re \u00e0 la motion qui a \u00e9t\u00e9 adopt\u00e9e. Elle dit que les d\u00e9put\u00e9s peuvent utiliser le Parlement virtuel \u00e0 titre de d\u00e9put\u00e9s \u00e0 part enti\u00e8re. Le fait de sugg\u00e9rer d'une mani\u00e8re ou d'une autre que certains votes sont plus importants que d'autres ou de noter la pr\u00e9sence ou l'absence d'un d\u00e9put\u00e9 est contraire au R\u00e8glement. Je demande instamment que ce genre de comportement ne soit pas autoris\u00e9 dans le contexte de ce d\u00e9bat.</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2022/6/23/damien-kurek-2/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/damien-kurek/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4527/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "11788890",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Government Orders",
        "fr": "Ordres \u00e9manant du gouvernement"
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Order Respecting the Business of the House and its Committees",
        "fr": "Ordre relatif aux travaux de la Chambre et de ses comit\u00e9s"
    },
    "h3": {
        "en": "Consideration of Motion Resumed",
        "fr": "Reprise de l'\u00e9tude de la motion"
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2022/6/23/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2022%2F6%2F23%2F"
    }
}