Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of privilege under Rule 20(1). In a news story aired on CBC Radio this morning, Mr. Dave Miller reported that Cabinet rejected to establish a Public Service Commission. Mr. Miller suggested that in the consensus system of government, abstaining from a vote is in effect a signal of opposition.
Mr. Speaker, I would like to clarify that it is a long-standing custom in the consensus system of government for Cabinet to abstain from voting on motions that provide direction to the government.
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