Canadian Heritage Committee on May 2nd, 2024

[Michael Coteau, Liberal, Don Valley East, ON]

Did she just say to call me into line?

[An hon. member]

She did, yes.

[Michael Coteau, Liberal, Don Valley East, ON]

Chair, the member should not be suggesting that I should be called into line. She's not the boss of me. She's not my captain. I'm not in the army. She shouldn't suggest that I should be called into line. I don't think that's a proper term.

Now, I want to keep going here, Mr. Chair—

[The Vice-Chair, Conservative, Kevin Waugh]

Yes. Are you...?

[Michael Coteau, Liberal, Don Valley East, ON]

I have lots to say.

[The Vice-Chair, Conservative, Kevin Waugh]

I take that.

Can you talk about the motion here?

[Michael Coteau, Liberal, Don Valley East, ON]

Yes, I'm talking about this motion and how it was introduced.

[The Vice-Chair, Conservative, Kevin Waugh]

This is what we're talking about right now—

[Michael Coteau, Liberal, Don Valley East, ON]

Yes. I'm talking about the motion.

[The Vice-Chair, Conservative, Kevin Waugh]

It's about the faculty group at York University—

[Michael Coteau, Liberal, Don Valley East, ON]

In addition—

[The Vice-Chair, Conservative, Kevin Waugh]

—or do you have an amendment to bring forward on other issues?

[Michael Coteau, Liberal, Don Valley East, ON]

Mr. Chair, I'm speaking specifically about the introduction of this motion.

[The Vice-Chair, Conservative, Kevin Waugh]

Yes, York—

[Michael Coteau, Liberal, Don Valley East, ON]

In addition to that, when it was introduced a week and a half ago, it was as though it was preplanned, because immediately, when you asked for unanimous consent, you turned directly to the Liberals, Mr. Chair—

[The Vice-Chair, Conservative, Kevin Waugh]

It was wrong. I said that to you.

[Michael Coteau, Liberal, Don Valley East, ON]

I have never seen that at this committee, and I called you out on it.

[The Vice-Chair, Conservative, Kevin Waugh]

Yes. I apologized to you.

[Michael Coteau, Liberal, Don Valley East, ON]

It was like it was a coordination. I'm sure you guys meet beforehand, and this was all discussed. I could be wrong—

[The Vice-Chair, Conservative, Kevin Waugh]

You are wrong.

[An hon. member]

Mr. Chair, on a point of order—

[The Vice-Chair, Conservative, Kevin Waugh]

Mr. Coteau—

[Michael Coteau, Liberal, Don Valley East, ON]

I'm sure—

[The Vice-Chair, Conservative, Kevin Waugh]

Mr. Coteau, at that moment that I was sitting in this chair for the first time, as the regular chair had gone to Australia. Do you want me to talk about leaving to go to Australia during a week when we sit in the House of Commons?

I did not say that. I sat in this chair. You know how regularly I'm in this chair. I said to you that day that I made a mistake. I said that to you.

Are we going to continue on with Ms. Thomas's motion in front of us? We have others who would like to speak to it.

[Michael Coteau, Liberal, Don Valley East, ON]

Mr. Chair, I was a little bit taken aback—