Natural Resources Committee on Oct. 30th, 2023

[The Chair, Liberal, George Chahal]

Colleagues, when I turn on this mike, this red light goes on. That is an indication that as chair I would like to speak so that I do not have to cut off members. When they are making a point of order, all members need to be succinct with their point of order. Get to the point of order so the chair can make a ruling, so we can understand what procedurally your concern is with your point of order, and we can proceed moving forward.

I'm going to ask this of everybody. If you do see this light come on, I want you to acknowledge that it's on and pause. If you have one word left, then you can say that. You can pause so we can proceed moving forward.

As you will see, when I turn the mike off, the light goes off. That means I've turned the floor over to you.

Thank you for all of your points of order that have been raised. I am going to Mr. Angus now. Mr. Angus does have the floor. I want to hear what Mr. Angus has to say before we proceed to a point of order. I want Mr. Angus to be able to proceed with his right, as a member of Parliament and on this committee, to continue on from where he started as he—

[Garnett Genuis, Conservative, Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB]

I have a point of order, Chair. You said you'd come back to me.

[The Chair, Liberal, George Chahal]

I'm going to Mr. Angus. I have heard all points of order.

[Garnett Genuis, Conservative, Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB]

You interrupted my point of order. You said you'd come back to me.

[Charlie Angus, NDP, Timmins—James Bay, ON]

Mr. Chair, your light is on. Is that right? Mr. Genuis needs to—

[The Chair, Liberal, George Chahal]

Yes. I have—

[An hon. member]

The light is off, Charlie.

[Garnett Genuis, Conservative, Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB]

I have a point of order.

[The Chair, Liberal, George Chahal]

Mr. Genuis, we have addressed your point of order.

[Garnett Genuis, Conservative, Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB]

No, you haven't. You didn't even let me finish. You interrupted it to go to Mr. Aldag.

[The Chair, Liberal, George Chahal]

We are going to give Mr. Angus the floor. Then if you—

[Charlie Angus, NDP, Timmins—James Bay, ON]

Thank you, Chair.

[Ted Falk, Conservative, Provencher, MB]

Chair, I have a point of order.

[Charlie Angus, NDP, Timmins—James Bay, ON]

This is beginning again. They're speaking over me.

[Garnett Genuis, Conservative, Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB]

I have a point of order. I haven't been able to articulate it at all.

[The Chair, Liberal, George Chahal]

Colleagues, my mike is still on. There are two mikes on here.

[Garnett Genuis, Conservative, Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB]

I didn't turn it on. If it was turned on, then it was turned on by someone else.

[Mario Simard, Bloc, Jonquière, QC]

Pardon me, Mr. Chair, but we've lost the interpretation.

[Garnett Genuis, Conservative, Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB]

The staff are turning mikes on and off as well.

[Charlie Angus, NDP, Timmins—James Bay, ON]

Settle down, Garnett.

[The Chair, Liberal, George Chahal]

We will suspend.

[The Chair, Liberal, George Chahal]

Colleagues, we will suspend for the remainder of the evening and be back tomorrow.

Thank you, and have a great evening.

[The meeting was suspended at 5:25 p.m., Monday, November 6]

[The meeting resumed at 4:33 p.m., Wednesday, November 8]

[The Chair, Liberal, George Chahal]

I call this meeting to order.

Welcome back to meeting number 80 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Natural Resources. Today we are meeting in public to discuss committee business.

When we suspended on Monday evening, Mr. Angus had the floor, and we had resumed debate on the subamendment of Mr. Falk.

Mr. Genuis, Mr. Angus has the floor—

[Garnett Genuis, Conservative, Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB]

I haven't started my point of order, Chair. He doesn't have the floor—

[The Chair, Liberal, George Chahal]

On the point of order....