Evidence of meeting #80 for Natural Resources in the 44th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was point.
A recording is available from Parliament.
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NDP
Charlie Angus NDP Timmins—James Bay, ON
Absolutely. I'll be very straightforward, Mr. Chair.
I believe I asked you in the previous meeting about the speaking order. I was on the order, and then today, I believe I began on the order.
Do I still have the floor? I just want to make sure, in all the shemozzle that's been going on, whether or not I still have the floor.
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Conservative
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Conservative
Garnett Genuis Conservative Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB
I think he wants to address the point of order.
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Conservative
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal George Chahal
No. The Chair would like to respond to the point of order, and then you can provide a point of order.
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Conservative
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Conservative
Jeremy Patzer Conservative Cypress Hills—Grasslands, SK
If I recall, the meeting last week was suspended. Therefore, the member who had the floor at the end of the meeting, who was a Conservative member—
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An hon. member
No.
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Conservative
Jeremy Patzer Conservative Cypress Hills—Grasslands, SK
—should still have the floor. That's the way it works. It was a suspension. You did not adjourn the meeting. If you had adjourned the meeting, that would have been completely different, because that was something that happened previously, but because you suspended the meeting, it's a continuation of the meeting.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal George Chahal
Mr. Patzer, on your point of order, are you referring to a specific standing order on the point of order? If you could clearly identify what that standing order is....
It was provided that Mr. Angus had the floor at the previous meeting, and we continued on into today's meeting with Mr. Angus on the floor.
That is the chair's ruling. If you would like to challenge the chair, I will leave that up to you.
3:50 p.m.
NDP
Charlie Angus NDP Timmins—James Bay, ON
On a point of order, you have ruled on this, so for Mr. Patzer to appear and then make false claims.... A ruling was made that I have the floor—
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Conservative
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NDP
Charlie Angus NDP Timmins—James Bay, ON
If he does not want to accept your ruling.... You've already ruled on it, so this is not up for debate.
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Conservative
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NDP
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal George Chahal
Thank you, Mr. Angus.
Yes, I ruled on it and Mr. Angus has the floor, but we have a point of order from Mr. Patzer.
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Conservative
Jeremy Patzer Conservative Cypress Hills—Grasslands, SK
For him to say I'm making a false claim insinuates that I'm lying. You know, Mr. Chair, he is not actually allowed to do that.
At the end of the last meeting, there was a Conservative member who had the floor—it was not Mr. Angus—so it's pretty straightforward.
October 30th, 2023 / 3:50 p.m.
Conservative
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal George Chahal
Mr. Patzer, it's been dealt with. The chair has made the ruling. If you'd like to challenge the chair, you can do so.
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Conservative
Shannon Stubbs Conservative Lakeland, AB
We don't want to challenge you. We want you to enforce the rules.
