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On the recordSeptember 24, 1996
Again, Mr. Speaker, what I was talking about was my frustration as a Member of this House in having to vote on a matter which gives the Speaker martial law, at a time when I am deeply frustrated by watching the television and seeing the Speaker say that he has been found innocent 66 times, when, according to the letter of the Ethics Committee----
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Chris Ward
Labour Party

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Expressing frustration over a vote related to the Speaker's authority and ethics.

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