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Tuesday, November 18, 2008 · sitting No. 1

Plamondon takes chair as candidates withdraw from speaker election

The election of the speaker occupied 98 per cent of the sitting. The clerk invited Louis Plamondon to preside under standing order 3. Plamondon thanked members for the role and congratulated the 308 members elected on October 14.

Plamondon also greeted his constituents in Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour and a delegation from his riding in the gallery. He noted the honour of serving an eighth consecutive mandate.

Several members then withdrew their names from consideration for speaker. Dean Del Mastro, Christian Ouellet, Paul Calandra, Joy Smith and James Lunney each stated they wished to withdraw.

Decided that day

  • Speaker elected

From the Hansard record of the sitting. Full Hansard

No CPAC Question Period upload is on file for this day. CPAC’s channel goes back to December 2019.

Who held the floor · 2008-11-18

Government (Conservative)OppositionOver the day: government 32%, opposition 68% of the words spokenFirst Session--40Th Parliament▲ Government side held the floor▼ Opposition held the floorOpened 10:2512:0013:0014:0015:00Last speech 16:25Time of day, Ottawa · the House sat 6 h 0 min · each dot is a stretch of debate, placed at the minute it began
0Another sitting that went nowhereThe entire sitting was spent electing the Speaker. No bills advanced and no substantive business occurred.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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Election of Speaker

Plamondon thanked the house for selecting him to preside and sent greetings to his constituents.

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Election of Speaker

Dean Del Mastro withdrew his name despite support from his side of the house.

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Election of Speaker

Christian Ouellet withdrew his name although colleagues had wanted him to run.

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Election of Speaker

Paul Calandra withdrew his name from the eligibility list.

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Election of Speaker

Joy Smith withdrew her name from the eligibility list.

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Election of Speaker

James Lunney withdrew his name after noting his letter to the clerk had apparently not arrived.

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