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{
"time": "2026-02-06 10:05:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Hon. Michael Chong (Wellington\u2014Halton Hills North, CPC)",
"fr": "L'hon. Michael Chong (Wellington\u2014Halton Hills-Nord, PCC)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"9135880\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Madam Speaker, I listened to my colleague, the member for Calgary Confederation, with a great deal of interest. I would encourage him to look at Motion No. 517, which was introduced in the 40th Parliament and which echoes many of the issues he has raised. I note that in that motion, which the Liberal Party later adopted in the 42nd Parliament, the 43rd Parliament and the 44th Parliament, one of the five proposals was for the prime minister to answer questions on Wednesdays.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9135881\" data-originallang=\"en\">There being roughly 36 to 40 questions on Wednesdays, Prime Minister Trudeau answered roughly 36 to 40 questions every week in the House. I do not believe that the current <a data-HoCid=\"314774\" href=\"/politicians/mark-carney/\" title=\"Mark Carney\">Prime Minister</a> answers as many questions each week in the House. I am wondering if the member would like to see the restoration of Wednesday PMQs.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"9135880\" data-originallang=\"en\">Madame la Pr\u00e9sidente, j'ai \u00e9cout\u00e9 mon coll\u00e8gue de Calgary Confederation avec beaucoup d'int\u00e9r\u00eat. Je l'invite \u00e0 examiner la motion M\u2011517 qui a \u00e9t\u00e9 pr\u00e9sent\u00e9e au cours de la 40<sup>e</sup> l\u00e9gislature, qui fait \u00e9cho \u00e0 bon nombre des questions qu'il a soulev\u00e9es. Je souligne que, dans cette motion, que le Parti lib\u00e9ral a adopt\u00e9e plus tard au cours des 42<sup>e</sup>, 43<sup>e</sup>et 44<sup>e</sup> l\u00e9gislatures, l'une des cinq propositions \u00e9tait que le premier ministre r\u00e9ponde aux questions le mercredi.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9135881\" data-originallang=\"en\">Comme on pose entre 36 et 40 questions le mercredi, le premier ministre Trudeau a r\u00e9pondu \u00e0 environ 36 \u00e0 40 questions par semaine \u00e0 la Chambre. Je ne crois pas que l'actuel <a data-HoCid=\"314774\" href=\"/politicians/mark-carney/\" title=\"Mark Carney\">premier ministre</a> r\u00e9ponde \u00e0 autant de questions chaque semaine \u00e0 la Chambre. Je me demande si le d\u00e9put\u00e9 aimerait voir le retour des questions au premier ministre le mercredi.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2026/2/6/michael-chong-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/michael-chong/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4788/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "13343963",
"h1": {
"en": "Orders of the Day",
"fr": "Ordre du jour"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Standing Orders and Procedure",
"fr": "Le R\u00e8glement et la proc\u00e9dure"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2026/2/6/",
"related": {
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}
}