Elizabeth May Point of Order on Amendments

Mr. Speaker, as you will know from a letter that was delivered to your office yesterday, I seek the opportunity to rise on a point of order to speak to the pending decision that you will be making on the appropriate nature of the amendments that I have tabled in relation to report stage for ...

Canadian Military Mission in Iraq

The Speaker: The hon. member for Saanich—Gulf Islands is rising on a point of order. Elizabeth May: Mr. Speaker, I was hoping to rise to respond to the Prime Minister’s remarks very briefly. The Speaker: Does the hon. member for Saanich—Gulf Islands have the unanimous consent of the House to respond to the Prime Minister’s ...

Combatting Counterfeit Products Act (Bill C-8)

Jasbir Sandhu: Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for that excellent question, and I actually agree with him in regard to the Liberal position. I am actually puzzled by a lot of the positions they take on a number of issues. I have seen this on the issue of Iraq. The leader of the Liberal ...

Opposition Motion – Changes to Standing Orders

That Standing Order 11(2) be replaced with the following: The Speaker or the Chair of Committees of the Whole, after having called the attention of the House, or of the Committee, to the conduct of a Member who persists in irrelevance, or repetition, including during responses to oral questions, may direct the Member to discontinue ...

Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 1

Elizabeth May: Mr. Speaker, I apologize on a personal level to the hon. member for Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke, because I am very fond of her, but with all due respect, where on earth is there anything in Bill C-31 relevant to this speech? Perhaps the hon. member could direct us to something in Bill C-31 that has ...

Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 1

Elizabeth May: Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I hate to interrupt my hon. colleague, but I wonder if the Speaker has any views as to relevance. I do not see Mr. Butts’ name in Bill C-31 anywhere. The Deputy Speaker: That is not a point of order. Certainly the relevancy issue, it ...

Points of Order: Report Stage Amendments

Elizabeth May: Mr. Speaker, I rise at this time on a point of order to address and advance my rights at report stage under Bill C-23, the fair elections act. Mr. Speaker, you will recall this is a narrative that has come up a few times in terms of the rights of members of Parliament ...

Oral Questions – Point of Order

Elizabeth May: Mr. Speaker, I rise at this time on a point of order to address and advance my rights at report stage under Bill C-23, the fair elections act. Mr. Speaker, you will recall this is a narrative that has come up a few times in terms of the rights of members of Parliament ...

Point of Order: Greater Transparency in the House of Commons

Elizabeth May: Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I would like to request the unanimous consent of the House for the following motion. I move that this House acknowledge that the value of Canada’s democratic institution, as the life of this country, cannot be reduced to value for tax dollars or return ...

Question Period

Elizabeth May: Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. It is no surprise to you, Mr. Speaker, that the level of noise and heckling in the last part of question period was a violation of Parliament’s rules. I do not want to belabour the point, but I cannot even continue with this point ...