Question Period

British

noun

French name: questions orales. Official name: Oral Questions. (sometimes not capital) a period of time set aside each day for members of parliament to question government ministers Compare question time

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“This is obviously a very serious situation in Niagara Falls,” Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in Parliament, as he excused himself from Question Period in the House of Commons to be briefed further.

From Washington Times • Nov. 22, 2023

“This is obviously a very serious situation in Niagara Falls,” Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in Parliament, before he excused himself from Question Period in the House of Commons to be briefed further.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 22, 2023

“The reasons why we had to bring forward these measures, unfortunately, still exist,” he said on CTV’s Question Period.

From Washington Post • Feb. 20, 2022

At the daily Question Period, when ministers traditionally provide information, Harper’s parliamentary secretary, Paul Calandra, gave answers so obstructive that, after a volley of complaint, he ended up apologising to the house, in tears.

From The Guardian • Oct. 15, 2015

Mulcair has a temper, but his finest moments on the floor of Parliament, interrogating the prime minister during Question Period, have been, at their best, awesome displays of focus and restraint.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 23, 2014

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