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THURSDAY QUESTION [2 records]

Record 1 2019-09-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Government Positions
  • Parliamentary Language
CONT

Each Thursday, after Question Period, the House Leader of the Official Opposition rises to ask the Government House Leader about Government business to be considered by the House in the succeeding days or week.

OBS

The [...] Opposition House Leader is responsible for questioning the Government House Leader on the forthcoming business of the House of Commons, negotiating with the Government House Leader and other parties’ house leaders on the progress of business in the House, and managing the Official Opposition’s business in the House of Commons.

OBS

According to the "Parliamentary Publications Text Style Guidelines," the official titles of high-ranking officials should be capitalized when referring to present office-holders, but unofficial titles, titles of a descriptive nature, and general titles are usually lower cased. In general usage, the capitalization of the different forms of this title varies greatly from one source to another, and sometimes within the same source. However, the use of capital letters is more common.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Postes gouvernementaux
  • Vocabulaire parlementaire
CONT

Chaque jeudi, après la période des questions, le Président donne la parole au leader de l'opposition officielle à la Chambre pour qu'il interroge celui du gouvernement au sujet des initiatives ministérielles dont la Chambre sera saisie les jours ou la semaine suivants.

OBS

À la Chambre des communes.

OBS

Même si on trouve le mot «opposition» écrit avec la majuscule initiale dans de très nombreuses sources, le «Manuel de style des publications parlementaires» préconise l'emploi de la minuscule.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Puestos gubernamentales
  • Lenguaje parlamentario
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Record 2 2011-07-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Parliamentary Language
DEF

A statement normally made at the end of oral question period on Thursday, outlining the Government business to be considered in the following week. It is made by the Government House Leader, usually in response to a question from the Opposition House Leader.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire parlementaire
DEF

Déclaration au cours de laquelle le leader du gouvernement à la Chambre, habituellement en réponse à une question posée par le leader de l'opposition à la Chambre, donne un aperçu des travaux qui seront abordés la semaine suivante. Cette déclaration a lieu à la fin de la période des questions orales du jeudi.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Lenguaje parlamentario
DEF

Declaración en la cual el Líder del Gobierno en la Cámara de los Comunes, generalmente en respuesta a una pregunta planteada por el Líder de la Oposición en la Cámara de los Comunes, hace una reseña de los trabajos que se abordarán la semana siguiente.

OBS

La declaración semanal tiene lugar al final del período de preguntas orales del jueves.

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