I have a point of order.
Evidence of meeting #117 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 point.
A recording is available from Parliament.
Evidence of meeting #117 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 point.
A recording is available from Parliament.
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Conservative
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Liberal
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Liberal
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Conservative
The Vice-Chair Conservative Kevin Waugh
Michael, can we get to the point of order, please?
Go ahead, Ms. Thomas.
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Conservative
Rachael Thomas Conservative Lethbridge, AB
We have a motion on the table. The motion that has been brought forward has to do with anti-Semitism on university campuses.
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Conservative
Rachael Thomas Conservative Lethbridge, AB
Right now, the member is spending time attacking me as an individual. Further to that, he is challenging the record that has been stated, which is public.
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Liberal
Taleeb Noormohamed Liberal Vancouver Granville, BC
It is not a point of order, Mr. Chair. I have the floor and she does not, Mr. Chair.
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Conservative
Rachael Thomas Conservative Lethbridge, AB
I would invite anyone who wishes to challenge what has been stated to simply look at that public record.
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Conservative
The Vice-Chair Conservative Kevin Waugh
I'm going to bring everyone together.
Thank you, Mrs. Thomas and Mr. Noormohamed.
I'm going to say thank you to our guests for joining us this afternoon. I'm going to let you go. Some may be called back next Thursday. Who knows?
I want to thank all five groups that were with us today, because we're coming up on 5:30 Eastern Time. Thank you very much for your comments today, each and every one of you. Thank you for being with us. You're free to go as our guests.
We'll continue the debate here with Mr. Noormohamed.
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Liberal
Taleeb Noormohamed Liberal Vancouver Granville, BC
Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I was interrupted twice, and I want to make sure there is clarity, because I know that our friends opposite.... I'm not going to presume anything. I imagine there is a scenario in which other members may wish to clip what is being said to perhaps yet again show the world what they think is one version of the truth.
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Liberal
Taleeb Noormohamed Liberal Vancouver Granville, BC
I don't want to presume anything.
What I want to say is this: It is really important for Canadians—Muslims, Jews, people of all faiths, of no faiths—to see parliamentarians able to stand up together and say they condemn anti-Semitism in a motion in this House, in this space, and do that.
Therefore, I would make an offer to anyone, including Ms. Thomas, Mr. Gourde, Mr. Lawrence, Mr. Beaulieu, my own colleagues, Ms. Ashton, and you, Mr. Waugh—you're the chair—to agree to park motions that are not necessarily at the heart of this issue. Let's speak to the heart of the issue. We can do it in camera so that we can treat each other civilly.
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Liberal
Taleeb Noormohamed Liberal Vancouver Granville, BC
We can put this in camera and treat each other civilly, to actually craft a motion that says unequivocally—
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Liberal
Taleeb Noormohamed Liberal Vancouver Granville, BC
They don't want us to say the thing that needs to be said, right? They don't want to hear what we have to say.
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Conservative
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Conservative
Rachael Thomas Conservative Lethbridge, AB
Thank you.
I'm just not sure why the members opposite continue to filibuster when we have an opportunity to do exactly—
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Liberal
Taleeb Noormohamed Liberal Vancouver Granville, BC
I have a point of order.
That is not a point of order, Mr. Chair.
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Conservative
Rachael Thomas Conservative Lethbridge, AB
—what it is that they're hoping to do and stand together against anti-Semitism.
We have the opportunity to vote on this right now.
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Conservative
