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.

On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Miriam Burke  Committee Clerk
Clerk of the Committee  Mr. Patrick Williams
Marc-Olivier Girard  Committee Clerk
Thomas Bigelow  Committee Clerk

6 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal George Chahal

We need UC, unanimous consent—

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Conservative

Shannon Stubbs Conservative Lakeland, AB

On a point of order, if you will look at the transcript, I didn't say “point of order”, so it's actually not a thing.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal George Chahal

The chair was challenged, so we need unanimous consent, because we need—

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Conservative

Shannon Stubbs Conservative Lakeland, AB

But if it's a point of order, I would have said “point of order” first, right?

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal George Chahal

We need unanimous consent from the committee.

Colleagues, I'm speaking. We need unanimous consent from the committee—

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An hon. member

How can you challenge the chair when you don't have the floor?

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Conservative

Garnett Genuis Conservative Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB

Point of order, Chair.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal George Chahal

—because the chair was challenged—

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Conservative

Shannon Stubbs Conservative Lakeland, AB

We don't, because I didn't say “point of order”.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal George Chahal

—to withdraw.

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NDP

Charlie Angus NDP Timmins—James Bay, ON

That's not debatable, right?

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Conservative

Garnett Genuis Conservative Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB

Point of order, Chair.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal George Chahal

Do we have unanimous consent?

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An hon. member

Begin the vote.

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Conservative

Garnett Genuis Conservative Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB

Point of order, Chair.

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NDP

Charlie Angus NDP Timmins—James Bay, ON

Begin the vote.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal George Chahal

We're going to a vote.

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Conservative

Garnett Genuis Conservative Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB

Point of order, Chair.

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NDP

Charlie Angus NDP Timmins—James Bay, ON

No, it's not debatable. It goes to a vote.

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Conservative

Garnett Genuis Conservative Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB

It's not debate. It's a point of order.

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An hon. member

[Inaudible—Editor]

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NDP

Charlie Angus NDP Timmins—James Bay, ON

Sh, you're not a member.

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Conservative

Rick Perkins Conservative South Shore—St. Margarets, NS

I'm a member as much as you are.

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NDP

Charlie Angus NDP Timmins—James Bay, ON

No, you're not.

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Conservative

Garnett Genuis Conservative Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB

Point of order, Chair.