Criminal Records Act
Point of Order Negatived
May 21, 2024
Your Honour, I rise on a point of order.
I would ask that our senator now be heard.
By “our senator,” whom do you mean?
I apologize, Your Honour. I thought that might be self-explanatory, but maybe it isn’t. That speaker is Senator Housakos, Your Honour.
Honourable senators, the motion that was just moved is governed by the terms of rules 6-4(2) and 6-4(3). Normally, the senator recognized by the Speaker has the floor. However, if two or more senators rise to seek the floor, another senator can — before the senator who was recognized starts to speak — rise on a point of order to move that another senator “do now speak” or “be now heard.”
That motion is not debatable. If the motion is defeated, the senator originally recognized has the floor. If the motion is adopted, the senator identified in the motion has the floor.
Do two of us need to stand now?
Those who stood were Senator Moodie and then Senator Housakos.
Therefore, honourable senators, it is moved by the Honourable Senator Plett, seconded by the Honourable Senator Martin:
That the Honourable Senator Housakos be now heard.
Is it your pleasure, honourable senators, to adopt the motion?
All those in favour of the motion will please say “yea.”
Some Hon. Senators: Yea.
The Hon. the Speaker: All those opposed to the motion will please say “nay.”
Some Hon. Senators: Nay.
The Hon. the Speaker: In my opinion the “nays” have it.
Do the whips, liaisons or the senators designated under rule 9-5(1) have advice as to the length of the bell?
There is no agreement on a bell, so the vote will be at 9:07.
Call in the senators.
