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.

On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Clerk of the Committee  Ms. Geneviève Desjardins
Bennett Jensen  Director of Legal, Egale Canada
Justin E. Kingston  President, Fédération des associations de juristes d'expression française de common law inc.
Liane Roy  President, Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne du Canada
Jennifer Khor  Chair, Access to Justice subcommittee, The Canadian Bar Association
Ian Brodie  Professor, University of Calgary, As an Individual

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Liberal

Taleeb Noormohamed Liberal Vancouver Granville, BC

I had the floor, Mr. Chair, but they didn't like it.

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Conservative

The Vice-Chair Conservative Kevin Waugh

Yes, but there's been a point of order here by Mr. Lawrence. I'm going to deal with—

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Conservative

Philip Lawrence Conservative Northumberland—Peterborough South, ON

Apologize.

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Liberal

Taleeb Noormohamed Liberal Vancouver Granville, BC

Let's hear the point of order, Mr. Chair, please.

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Conservative

The Vice-Chair Conservative Kevin Waugh

Can we hear the point of order, please?

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Conservative

Philip Lawrence Conservative Northumberland—Peterborough South, ON

Yes, it is unparliamentary to impugn the reputation—

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Liberal

Taleeb Noormohamed Liberal Vancouver Granville, BC

On a point of order, Mr. Chair—

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Conservative

Philip Lawrence Conservative Northumberland—Peterborough South, ON

You can't “point of order” a point of order.

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Liberal

Taleeb Noormohamed Liberal Vancouver Granville, BC

Well, if you're going to accuse me of impugning—

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Conservative

Philip Lawrence Conservative Northumberland—Peterborough South, ON

You can't “point of order” a point of order. You're going to hurt the interpreters. Do not crosstalk, sir.

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Liberal

Taleeb Noormohamed Liberal Vancouver Granville, BC

Is this the clip you need right here?

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Conservative

Philip Lawrence Conservative Northumberland—Peterborough South, ON

You can't “point of order” a point of order. Do not crosstalk. You are breaking the rules, sir, and you are hurting the interpreters.

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Conservative

The Vice-Chair Conservative Kevin Waugh

Mr. Lawrence—

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Liberal

Taleeb Noormohamed Liberal Vancouver Granville, BC

Do you care about somebody other than yourself or—

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Conservative

The Vice-Chair Conservative Kevin Waugh

Mr. Noormohamed, we'll give the floor to Mr. Lawrence here, and then, if you wish, we'll go back to you.

Mr. Lawrence, please go ahead.

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Conservative

Philip Lawrence Conservative Northumberland—Peterborough South, ON

That was completely inappropriate to.... It's childishness. He's rolling his eyes. He's saying that I don't care about anyone else but myself. This is childishness. To impugn the reputation of another honourable member is unparliamentary. It's in the green book, and he should apologize and withdraw.

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Conservative

The Vice-Chair Conservative Kevin Waugh

Mr. Noormohamed, go ahead.

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Liberal

Taleeb Noormohamed Liberal Vancouver Granville, BC

Mr. Chair, I invite you to look at the blues to see what I actually said before you.... You didn't even let me finish my statement.

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Conservative

The Vice-Chair Conservative Kevin Waugh

No, I didn't, because there was a point of order.

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Liberal

Taleeb Noormohamed Liberal Vancouver Granville, BC

That's right. Did you hear what I said, Mr. Chair?

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Conservative

The Vice-Chair Conservative Kevin Waugh

I didn't.

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Liberal

Taleeb Noormohamed Liberal Vancouver Granville, BC

Okay. Therefore, I invite the clerk or anybody to go back and to hear what I said, because I actually wasn't allowed to finish. Ms. Thomas, in the middle of my comments, started to speak at me, and then made an assertion, while speaking to me, that she was speaking to her colleague. If you let me go back to what I was saying at the beginning of this, I'd appreciate that.

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Conservative

The Vice-Chair Conservative Kevin Waugh

Fire away.

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Liberal

Taleeb Noormohamed Liberal Vancouver Granville, BC

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

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Conservative

The Vice-Chair Conservative Kevin Waugh

You don't have to ask Mr. Brodie any questions.