Jean-François Pouliot
Liberal
Mr. POULIOT:
Even if that is your honour's ruling-[DOT]
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Some hon. MEMBERS:
Order.
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Jean-François Pouliot
Liberal
Mr. POULIOT:
I am rising to a different
point of order. My point of order-
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Some hon. MEMBERS:
Order.
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Ian Alistair Mackenzie
Liberal
Mr. MACKENZIE (Vancouver):
That is
quite in order.
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Jean-François Pouliot
Liberal
Mr. POULIOT:
The fact that the Prime
Minister-
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Pierre Édouard Blondin (Speaker of the Senate)
Conservative (1867-1942)
Mr. SPEAKER:
Has the point of order
in connection with which the hon. member proposes to address the chair any relation to the incident we have been discussing?
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Jean-François Pouliot
Liberal
Mr. POULIOT:
I will tell your honour
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Pierre Édouard Blondin (Speaker of the Senate)
Conservative (1867-1942)
Mr. SPEAKER:
Will the hon. member
either answer my question or be seated?
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Jean-François Pouliot
Liberal
Mr. POULIOT:
It is from a different angle, sir, and with regard to the decision-
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Pierre Édouard Blondin (Speaker of the Senate)
Conservative (1867-1942)
Mr. SPEAKER:
My decision having been. given, the matter is settled.
Privilege-Mr. Ralston
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Ian Alistair Mackenzie
Liberal
Mr. MACKENZIE (Vancouver):
With all due respect to Your Honour-
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Some hon. MEMBERS:
Order.
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Ian Alistair Mackenzie
Liberal
Mr. MACKENZIE (Vancouver):
I beg
your pardon; I can rise any time I like to a point of order. I know the rules as well as any hon. member of this house. I am rising to a point of order directly concerning a question of privilege, and I submit that, as well as with respect to a question of privilege, any hon. member may rise to a point of order with respect to any incident in the course of debate.
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Pierre Édouard Blondin (Speaker of the Senate)
Conservative (1867-1942)
Mr. SPEAKER:
The decision having been once given, the matter is closed.
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Jean-François Pouliot
Liberal
Mr. POULIOT:
I did not rise to discuss your decision at all, Mr. Speaker; I rose to a point of order with respect to the discussion that has taken place, and as a matter of privilege affecting all members. The point is this, with- relation to the ruling you gave regarding what had been said by the Minister of Railways about a journalist of the west- your decision thereon. I abide by what Your Honour stated. The question of privilege is this. Two years ago-
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Pierre Édouard Blondin (Speaker of the Senate)
Conservative (1867-1942)
Mr. SPEAKER:
Order. Will the hon. member be good enough to state the point of order to which he is now rising.
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Jean-François Pouliot
Liberal
Mr. POULIOT:
I cannot state it if I am not allowed to speak. I will be as brief as possible.
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Pierre Édouard Blondin (Speaker of the Senate)
Conservative (1867-1942)
Mr. SPEAKER:
I must ask the hon. gentleman either to retain his seat or to advise the chair as to the question he is now bringing up for discussion on a point of order. He must not discuss precedents of two years ago.
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Jean-François Pouliot
Liberal
Mr. POULIOT:
I hold Your Honour in high regard and I will abide by the ruling of the chair; and I may say that since Your Honour assumed the chair I have never challenged your rulings. Two years ago-
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