Evidence of meeting #100 for Canadian Heritage in the 44th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was crtc.
A recording is available from Parliament.
9:25 a.m.
Liberal
Michael Coteau Liberal Don Valley East, ON
May I suggest, considering we had the witnesses for one hour and it's now 15 minutes past the scheduled time, that we finish with the witnesses? We'll forget about our question, then, if that's okay.
9:25 a.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry
I will do that. I was about to do that, because Mrs. Thomas has the ability to move a motion. It's on the floor now.
I want to thank the witnesses for coming and answering questions. I'm sorry we kept you a little longer than you should have been kept. I know you may have other things to do.
9:25 a.m.
Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
Thank you very much for the opportunity.
9:25 a.m.
Liberal
Taleeb Noormohamed Liberal Vancouver Granville, BC
Madam Chair, it is disappointing that the Conservatives have chosen to cast aspersions, and then deny the Liberals, New Democrats and Bloc members the opportunity to ask questions of the witnesses and take that time up.
9:25 a.m.
Liberal
Taleeb Noormohamed Liberal Vancouver Granville, BC
Yet again, it reflects no real interest in doing the work of the committee.
9:25 a.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry
I'm sorry. There's a point of order. I need to listen to it to know whether or not it's a point of order.
9:25 a.m.
Conservative
Rachael Thomas Conservative Lethbridge, AB
Make sure the rules are applied fairly on this side, then.
9:25 a.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry
I'm sorry, Mrs. Thomas. I need to listen to know whether I can rule on it being a point of order or not. I'm trying to listen.
I'm sorry, Mr. Noormohamed. Go ahead.
9:25 a.m.
Liberal
Taleeb Noormohamed Liberal Vancouver Granville, BC
In the future, Madam Chair, I'm wondering whether you can ensure that, when we are doing the rounds of questions, there's enough time to complete the rounds so that everybody has that opportunity. Looking at the clock, it would seem that, even if we had finished with Mrs. Thomas, there may have been one minute left, even if we hadn't delayed for five minutes, for us and no time for Mr. Champoux or Mr. Julian.
9:25 a.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry
Mr. Noormohamed, we have already thanked and dismissed the witnesses. Now we're dealing with Mrs. Thomas's motion. She's absolutely correct in that she had the opportunity only when she had the floor. She did have the floor. She moved a motion, and we have to deal with it.
Go ahead, Kevin.
9:25 a.m.
Conservative
Kevin Waugh Conservative Saskatoon—Grasswood, SK
It's a point of clarification. The Bloc and the NDP were done with their questions.
9:25 a.m.
Conservative
Kevin Waugh Conservative Saskatoon—Grasswood, SK
They were done with their questioning. They did their two and a half minutes. We had a motion here. This is the procedure. Mr. Noormohamed said the Bloc and the NDP had another round of questioning. They didn't.
9:25 a.m.
Liberal
Taleeb Noormohamed Liberal Vancouver Granville, BC
On a point of order, Mr. Waugh, I stand corrected. It was really only us, so I apologize.
9:25 a.m.
NDP
Peter Julian NDP New Westminster—Burnaby, BC
On a point of order, Madam Chair, as I indicated, and as Mr. Champoux indicated, the CRTC was prepared to stay longer, given how the last time they appeared the Conservatives blocked their full committee hearing. I was hoping for the courtesy of allowing further questions for the CRTC. They were prepared to stay, and we had far more questions.
Mr. Noormohamed is absolutely right. The NDP and, I believe, Mr. Champoux had a lot more questions to ask of the CRTC in the public interest.
9:25 a.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry
The decision has been made. Mrs. Thomas had a motion on the floor. She had the floor and could make the motion, and we now have to move forward.
Mrs. Thomas, your motion....