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Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. This is a technical question. I am finding that some speakers are not appearing on the House of Commons' screen. During the last questioner, I could see you. I heard the question, but I was not able to see who was asking the question. This happened earlier today during petitions. It did not seem to be as relevant, so I did not raise it. However, on debate l…
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Mr. Speaker, I table this petition on behalf of Canadians calling on Parliament to prohibit abortions based on gender. In Canada, the abhorrent practice of sex-selective abortions is legally permitted, but I believe a broad consensus exists among Canadians to end it. A National Post opinion poll reported 84% of Canadians believe it should not be permitted to end a pregnancy if a family does not wa…
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Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I am not equipped with a headset, so I will be brief. If I need to, I will come back to this tomorrow. It seems out of line for the government to come back a second time on the same issue. In fact, earlier this week an opposition member tried that, and the Chair ruled it out of order because it was the same issue. I am not sure what allows the government to…
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Mr. Speaker, a parliamentary Subcommittee on International Human Rights, along with two U.S. presidential administrations, have concluded Beijing is committing crimes of genocide against Uighurs in China. Evidence makes it clear that the Chinese government's treatment of the Uighurs meets the criteria for genocide as outlined in the UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Ge…
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