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.
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Liberal
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal George Chahal
No, we have a point of order. We are going to hear the point of order—
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Conservative
Shannon Stubbs Conservative Lakeland, AB
But we heard Charlie's entire point of order. How come we can't hear my point of order on Charlie's point of order?
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal George Chahal
Ms. Stubbs, we are going to hear the point of order from Ms. Dabrusin and then you'll have the ability to continue.
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Conservative
Shannon Stubbs Conservative Lakeland, AB
Chair, this is why Albertans are going to make a different decision about you in the next election.
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Liberal
Julie Dabrusin Liberal Toronto—Danforth, ON
I heard Ms. Stubbs state that you were interrupting her, and I just wanted to raise a point of order to point out that I had actually not heard you say [Inaudible—Editor].
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Conservative
Shannon Stubbs Conservative Lakeland, AB
On a point of order, he turned his mike on while I was talking.
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An hon. member
Point of order.
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Conservative
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An hon member
What about my point of order?
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal George Chahal
Go ahead, Mr. Sorbara.
You have a point of order on the point of order.
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An hon. member
What is a point of order, if I can't—
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Liberal
Francesco Sorbara Liberal Vaughan—Woodbridge, ON
Chair, thank you for recognizing my point of order on the point of order.
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An hon. member
It's a point of disorder.
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Liberal
Francesco Sorbara Liberal Vaughan—Woodbridge, ON
It would be quickly to add that the member from the New Democratic Party spoke up and said we are all here to represent the interests and the views of our constituents and to move the economy forward. He did not imply that any one of us was here more so than the others—
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Some hon. members
Oh, oh!
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Liberal
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Liberal
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Conservative
Garnett Genuis Conservative Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB
Chair, on this point order, I'd like you to clarify how points of order work.
Traditionally, in past practices of the committees that I have been part of, when one member raises a point of order, they're able to make that point of order without being interrupted in the middle of a point of order by another point of order.
If you allow members to interrupt in the middle of each other's points of order with points of order, I fear that we will end up in a kind of infinite regress of points of order on points of order, which will prevent anyone from actually being able to articulate what their point of order is.
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Conservative
Garnett Genuis Conservative Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB
In some ways, you're demonstrating the problem, Chair.