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Tuesday, October 16, 2007 · sitting No. 1

Commons opens debate on reply to throne speech

The House spent most of the day on the address in reply to the speech from the throne. Fabian Manning opened the debate by thanking the Governor General for reading the speech and by acknowledging his family and constituents in Avalon.

Larry Bagnell asked what the government would do for low-income people, the homeless and those on waiting lists for medical care. Manning replied that the government had already done more for families in 18 months than the previous government had in 14 years.

Gary Goodyear asked about the environment and Irene Mathyssen questioned the government's targets for greenhouse-gas reductions.

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Who held the floor · 2007-10-16

Government (Conservative)OppositionOver the day: government 62%, opposition 38% of the words spokenOpening of the Second Session of the 39th ParliamentSpeech from the Throne▲ Government side held the floor▼ Opposition held the floorOpened 18:3519:0020:00Last speech 20:45Time of day, Ottawa · the House sat 2 h 10 min · each dot is a stretch of debate, placed at the minute it began
70Bills Tabled, Points Raised, Nothing SettledThe sitting devoted most of its time to routine bill introductions and points of order rather than substantive debate. No votes were held and no decisions were reached on any matter before the House.AI-rated Score out of 100; the verdict and the answer ratings behind it are a model’s reading. How the AI rates this

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Privilege

Ralph Goodale raised a question of privilege over reports that the speech from the throne had been leaked to media outlets more than two hours before it was read.

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Oaths of Office

Stephen Harper moved for leave to introduce bill C-1 respecting the administration of oaths of office.

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Committees of the House

Peter Van Loan moved to replace Dominic LeBlanc with Stephen Owen and Pierre Lemieux with Jay Hill on the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs.

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Business of the House

The Speaker informed members that the list for private members' business established on April 7, 2006, continues from the last session.

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