Yves Perron, Berthier—Maskinongé
“We usually let members restart their statements if there is a technical problem. I want you to rethink your decision to stop that today. I do not want this to become a rule that hurts my party later.”
“Mr. Speaker, I rise as the whip. When a member is giving an S. O. 31 statement, particularly a member of a political party that has a lot of members here, the member may have to start over if there is a technical issue. It is customary to allow that. I was surprised to hear noes. I would ask if it is possible to reconsider the matter, because, next time, it might be one of my members, and their request might be denied because somebody said no once.”
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Mr. Speaker, I rise as the whip. When a member is giving an S. O. 31 statement, particularly a member of a political party that has a lot of members here, the member may have to start over if there is a technical issue. It is customary to allow that. I was surprised to hear noes. I would ask if it is possible to reconsider the matter, because, next time, it might be one of my members, and their request might be denied because somebody said no once.