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ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS — The Senate

Notice of Motion to Affect Question Period for the Remainder of Current Session

September 26, 2023


Hon. Patti LaBoucane-Benson (Legislative Deputy to the Government Representative in the Senate)

Honourable senators, I give notice that, at the next sitting of the Senate, I will move:

That, notwithstanding any provision of the Rules, previous order or usual practice, for the remainder of the current session:

1.during Question Period with any minister of the Crown as provided for in the order of December 7, 2021, in addition to the times provided for in that order, senators have up to 45 seconds to ask a supplementary question and ministers have up to 45 seconds to respond to this supplementary question; and

2.during any other Question Period, main questions and responses be limited to one minute each, followed by a maximum of one supplementary question per main question, with these supplementary questions and responses being limited to a maximum of 30 seconds each.

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