Monday, January 26, 2009 · sitting No. 1

Throne speech reply debate takes up most of Commons opening

The address in reply to the speech from the throne occupied 68 per cent of the sitting as members began debate on the government's economic priorities. Conservative MP Tilly O'Neill-Gordon told the House that pre-budget consultations had taken place across the country, including in Miramichi, and that the government was prepared to act on the resulting economic plan.

Liberal MP Lise Zarac said the government had delivered two throne speeches without a plan and had suspended Parliament when action was required to protect jobs and retirement savings. Bloc Québécois MP Louis Plamondon questioned the government's earlier claims about the economy and noted the prime minister's limited time in office.

NDP MP Thomas Mulcair reminded the House of earlier statements by the prime minister on budget leaks and Senate appointments. The sitting also approved several procedural motions to organize committee business and sitting days.

Decided that day

Eighteen bills introduced

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Who held the floor · 2009-01-26

70Bills Introduced, Throne Debate ContinuesThe sitting devoted most time to the Address in Reply with no recorded votes or Question Period answers. Eighteen bills were introduced while the share of words on substantive business remained zero.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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The Budget

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty requested that an order of the day be designated for the presentation of the budget speech at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, January 27, 2009.

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Business of the House

The Speaker stated that 267 motions on the order paper at prorogation would continue on the list of items outside the order of precedence for the duration of the Parliament.

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House of Commons Calendar

Government House leader Gordon O'Connor moved a motion, with consent, to cancel the sitting on Friday, May 1, 2009, and to alter proceedings on Thursday, April 30, 2009.

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Business of the House

Conservative MP Jay Hill moved that the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs meet on Tuesday, January 27, 2009, and that the House alter its schedule that day for statements, question period and routine business.

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