Privilege – S. O. 31

Elizabeth May: Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my hon. colleague from Langley, as well as the hon. member for Vegreville—Wainwright. As a specific case, may I say this is one of the most important points of privilege I have heard in the brief two years, almost, that I have been serving here? It cuts to ...

Faster Removal of Foreign Criminals Act (Bill C-43)

Elizabeth May: Mr. Speaker, I regret that the minister who is defending a motion to end the debate in the House and move time allocation is not the minister who is the moving force to drive this to a time allocation. I would like to pay a brief moment of tribute to the Minister of ...

Point of Order

Elizabeth May: Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order relating to Standing Order 18 which indicates that no member shall speak disrespectfully of another member of this place when he or she is speaking. When the hon. member for Ahuntsic was asking her question, I heard a member, who I will not identify ...

Points of Order – Decorum in the House

Elizabeth May: Mr. Speaker, I trespass on this very tentatively, but recall that the history of the length between these benches was to be two sword lengths. We would like the notion to be figurative. We do not like the notion that someone from one side of the House would march across to the other ...

Point of Order

Elizabeth May: Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I am sorry but I am having a terrible time hearing the hon. parliamentary secretary’s remarks. I know that we are just finishing one vote and going on to another but I cannot follow what he is saying and I would like to be ...

Presence in Gallery – Raffi

The Speaker: I would also like to draw to the attention of hon. members the presence in the gallery of Mr. Raffi Cavoukian, perhaps better known by his stage name “Raffi”, celebrated singer, songwriter, musician and recipient of the Order of Canada in recognition of his work with children. Some hon. members: Hear, hear! Print ...

Point of Order

Elizabeth May: Mr. Speaker, I am wondering if that was a proper point of order. The time to have put that forward was in the period for routine proceedings which, by her own party’s manoeuvres, was ended for today and we were prevented from putting forward petitions, reports from committees or any other routine proceedings. The ...

Request for Emergency Debate – Foreign Investment

Elizabeth May: Mr. Speaker, I rise to put forward a motion that the House do now adjourn under the provisions of Standing Order 52, in order to take up the pressing issue of the Canada-China investment treaty. In just my office alone, I have now received over 64,000 individual messages from Canadians asking that this ...

Point of Privilege – Alleged Misuse of Email Accounts

Elizabeth May: Mr. Speaker, I will make an attempt to not repeat anything that has already been said, but I do believe, having tracked this issue very— Some hon. members: Oh, oh! The Speaker: Order, please. The hon. member for Saanich—Gulf Islands has the floor. Elizabeth May: Mr. Speaker, I repeat, I will not say ...

Point of Order – Jobs and Growth Act, 2012 (Bill C-45)

Elizabeth May: Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I apologize to my friend from Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo who truly is my friend. I recognize that speaking notes are prepared by people other than my hon. friend but we are talking about Bill C-45 and it does not include any mention of any NDP election ...