Evidence of meeting #23 for Official Languages in the 40th Parliament, 3rd 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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Liberal
Mauril Bélanger Liberal Ottawa—Vanier, ON
It is interesting that you mention the committee's proceedings running smoothly, Mr. Chair.
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Conservative
Shelly Glover Conservative Saint Boniface, MB
I'm embarrassed right at this moment to be a parliamentarian in a committee that acts this way.
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Some hon. members
Oh, oh!
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Conservative
Shelly Glover Conservative Saint Boniface, MB
If my children were watching this, I'd be completely embarrassed.
I'm almost finished, because there's one more committee left, and it is
the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities.
And you can see how frustrating it is to be in committee when there is no fairness and there is no equity.
That committee gives witnesses ten minutes and allocates seven minutes to the first questioner of each party. It then gives five minutes to the members of each party who have not yet spoken, starting with the official opposition. Once again, we can see that this system is based on fairness. I wanted to share that with you because certain members of this committee did not read the document that was prepared for us. That includes Mr. Bélanger, who should care about what happens in this committee, but who, for some reason or another, is interested only when it involves his party's interests. That is the kind of partisanship that is destroying our committee. I want to remedy that with a fair and just solution.
You have the floor, Mr. Chair.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Steven Blaney
Yes, Mr. Godin? I hope I will be able to hear you. There is a lot of noise.
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NDP
Yvon Godin NDP Acadie—Bathurst, NB
Mr. Weston and Mr. Wallace have not stopped talking, and I want to hear Ms. Glover. You did not say anything, and I would like you to apply the rule to both sides of the table, please.
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Conservative
Mike Wallace Conservative Burlington, ON
Mr. Chair, I will my withdraw my statements to my colleague Mr. Weston. Thank you.
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Some hon. members
Oh, oh!
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Steven Blaney
Thank you, Mr. Godin, for making sure that everyone is respectful of one another.
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Conservative
Shelly Glover Conservative Saint Boniface, MB
I am done telling you about the other committees. I hope that all the members here today will see the importance of changing the way this committee operates, so we can do a good job. I propose that we adopt this motion so as to increase the participation of all the members of our committee, as well as the value attached to each one.
Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Steven Blaney
Thank you, Ms. Glover.
Mr. Bélanger, I believe you have something to say. You have the floor.
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Liberal
Mauril Bélanger Liberal Ottawa—Vanier, ON
Mr. Chair, I move that we proceed to the consideration of the report.
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Conservative
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Liberal
Mauril Bélanger Liberal Ottawa—Vanier, ON
I move that we proceed immediately to the consideration of the report.
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Conservative
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Conservative
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Liberal
Mauril Bélanger Liberal Ottawa—Vanier, ON
Mr. Chair, you are supposed to put the motion to a vote immediately. Please check with your clerk. Those are the committee rules.
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Conservative
Pierre Lemieux Conservative Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, ON
No. There's debate on that. It's just a motion.
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Conservative
