@Spudst3r Thank John Baird and the conservatives doing bonehead moves for that. (Removing Search and Rescue in Newfoundland for example, the province that needs it most)
Wow, being a camera man in parliament would be crazy boring. (Do people still man the cameras in the HoC, or do they just set them up and let them go?) By the way, I think members of parliament have always been performers, cameras or otherwise.
@rodneythemodney It's how you applaud in the house of commons. The tradition started hundreds of years ago in england. They thumped the table instead of clapping so they would still have a free hand to grab their sword if they needed to. (Back in the good old days when people stabbed each other in government.) At least, that's what my teacher told me.
@keefer4444 They stopped desk-thumping sometime soon after televised broadcasts began and video from Question Period starting airing on the nightly news, and many people reacted negatively what seemed like a rather childish or brutish display. So they swtiched to clapping to seem more 'civilised'. Most provincial legislatures still pound the desks since they are not as widely viewed or shown on the news.
@gundamWWW Thats the way its been since confederation. Its cabinet ministers and backbenchers showing their support for the government and trying to express passion so their constituencies see it. And of course the opposition parties showing their...well, opposition lol. This became especially prevalent when the house of commons became televised.
@gundamWWW I like it. Even though they fight like cats and dogs they still get things done. And Where's the Entertainment in a boring session of parliament?
Clapping is still banned in the British House of Commons. British MPs don't have any desks so they can't desk-thump either. What they usually do is just make a lot of noise.
Yeah, and here in the United States, we hardly get to see any of that. Watching the Senate and House on C-Span is often like watching paint dry. Except on the occasions when you'd get a fiery speech from someone, but that's few and far between. I wish we had a more confrontational legislative branch.
And wow... the tone of the whole place is generally much more relaxed compared to the vitriol and intensity of today's QP.
Spudst3r 2 weeks ago
@Spudst3r Thank John Baird and the conservatives doing bonehead moves for that. (Removing Search and Rescue in Newfoundland for example, the province that needs it most)
TheRimDoctor 6 days ago
What's up with the overly long hand banging on the desks? Was that started when filming began, or was it always the case?
Funny to also see the clerks not where ropes. The formality and theatrics of the place has certainly increased substantially.
Spudst3r 2 weeks ago
For all of you YOUNG people............remember! Joe Clark BANKRUPT! Canada, FIRST time in history!!!!! WTF.....Grow up !????????
imktwrk 1 month ago
Wow, being a camera man in parliament would be crazy boring. (Do people still man the cameras in the HoC, or do they just set them up and let them go?) By the way, I think members of parliament have always been performers, cameras or otherwise.
canadarox14 1 month ago
why do they bang on the table.
rodneythemodney 1 month ago
@rodneythemodney It's how you applaud in the house of commons. The tradition started hundreds of years ago in england. They thumped the table instead of clapping so they would still have a free hand to grab their sword if they needed to. (Back in the good old days when people stabbed each other in government.) At least, that's what my teacher told me.
canadarox14 1 month ago
Actually Joe Clark is pretty sharp in this clip.
rrickarr 2 months ago
Joe who?
guinnesstrail 2 months ago
this is weird, sounds like we replaced the real house of commons with americans
TheEmperorhirohito 2 months ago
Also, am I the only one who thinks he sounds like Dan Akroyd?
Trudeau7900 8 months ago 4
Clark sounds like he should have been a television news anchor. That voice is perfect for reading the news.
Trudeau7900 8 months ago
When did they stop desk thumping and start (mostly) clapping in Ottawa? The BC Legislature mostly desk-thumps still.
keefer4444 8 months ago
@keefer4444 They stopped desk-thumping sometime soon after televised broadcasts began and video from Question Period starting airing on the nightly news, and many people reacted negatively what seemed like a rather childish or brutish display. So they swtiched to clapping to seem more 'civilised'. Most provincial legislatures still pound the desks since they are not as widely viewed or shown on the news.
enigma00 6 months ago
@enigma00
lol 30 years later the behaviour of the MP's within the house of commons still seems childish and immature.
gundamWWW 6 months ago in playlist TRUDEAU 7
@gundamWWW Thats the way its been since confederation. Its cabinet ministers and backbenchers showing their support for the government and trying to express passion so their constituencies see it. And of course the opposition parties showing their...well, opposition lol. This became especially prevalent when the house of commons became televised.
metyzermanfan19 5 months ago
@gundamWWW It's still just as entertaining. Although I think it was moreso when John Crosbie was still a Federal MP, making fun of Shelia Copps.
TheRimDoctor 4 months ago
@gundamWWW I like it. Even though they fight like cats and dogs they still get things done. And Where's the Entertainment in a boring session of parliament?
TheRimDoctor 6 days ago
@keefer4444
Clapping is still banned in the British House of Commons. British MPs don't have any desks so they can't desk-thump either. What they usually do is just make a lot of noise.
ajs41 2 weeks ago
@ajs41
Yeah, and here in the United States, we hardly get to see any of that. Watching the Senate and House on C-Span is often like watching paint dry. Except on the occasions when you'd get a fiery speech from someone, but that's few and far between. I wish we had a more confrontational legislative branch.
lawrence142002 2 weeks ago