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Beyond The Commons

Aaron Wherry covers all the goings-on in and around Parliament Hill. Follow Aaron on Twitter: @aaronwherry

Reasonableness watch (II)

by Aaron Wherry on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 6:35pm - 3 Comments

From just before QP today.

Mr. John Duncan (Vancouver Island North, CPC): Mr. Speaker, the NDP member for Western Arctic campaigned against the billion dollar gun registry boondoggle and then last week he forgot to vote against it. The NDP member for Thunder Bay—Rainy River said, “I’m very pleased to tell the House that for eight years, since the turn of the century— 

The Speaker: Order. The hon. member knows that he has to refrain from attacks on members and making statements about what they are doing. Party statements are one thing, this is beyond that. I would urge him to switch. If he has something else to say, fine. Otherwise, that is it.

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  • knick

    Well, finally!

  • http://www.savedarfur.org Sophia Geffros

    Bravo, Mr. Speaker.

  • Terren

    As usual, Milliken owning it.
    I heard he broke a tied vote too.
    what a day he had

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