Evidence of meeting #118 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 cbcradio-canada.
A recording is available from Parliament.
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Conservative
Philip Lawrence Conservative Northumberland—Peterborough South, ON
His point of order was invalid. Therefore, Mrs. Thomas has the floor. His comments are invalid.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry
Mr. Lawrence, I'm here to ensure that we stay on the business that we're doing here now, which is asking questions of the CBC and asking for their accountability on certain issues.
If we're going to talk about decorum, decorum means that we do not suggest that something else is going on in somebody's mind. We're not mind readers in this place. I think it's unfair that we do this a lot to each other and to witnesses.
A member has said that this is outside of the decorum of this committee. I know that Mr. Champoux also asked Mr. Serré that he should not suggest what Mr. Champoux and the Bloc are thinking, and Mr. Serré withdrew that and said thank you for the answer. So, let's behave in a like manner.
I think this is a reasonable request from one member, and I would like Mrs. Thomas to answer the question.
Will you withdraw that misleading piece of information that was included in the question?
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry
Mr. Lawrence, this is not debatable anymore. You do not have a point of order. I'm sorry.
Mrs. Thomas.
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Conservative
Rachael Thomas Conservative Lethbridge, AB
I'm sorry. I said “It would appear”, and that statement stands, “It would appear”.
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Liberal
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Conservative
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry
Well, I don't know. “It would appear” stands alone. “It would appear”.... What would appear?
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Conservative
Rachael Thomas Conservative Lethbridge, AB
Madam Chair, normally these things are reviewed in the blues if you wish to make an issue of this.
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Conservative
Rachael Thomas Conservative Lethbridge, AB
That's why I would invite you to review the blues, make sure that you are asking something that is appropriate, and then to come back to this committee and make the request of me.
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Liberal
Taleeb Noormohamed Liberal Vancouver Granville, BC
Madam Chair, then I would request that we suspend to do that or adjourn given that it's 6:05, and then we can come back, because I would like a resolution to this matter.
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Conservative
Rachael Thomas Conservative Lethbridge, AB
That would be raised on a point of order and you cannot move a motion on a point of order.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry
I agree with you.
You cannot move a motion on a point of order, Mr. Noormohamed, but I think this is requesting that the meeting be adjourned because it's now five minutes after six.
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Conservative
Rachael Thomas Conservative Lethbridge, AB
I have the floor, Madam Chair. I'm in the middle of a question round, and I've been interrupted numerous times by the members across the way.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry
We have suggested at the beginning, when we went to this last round, that we had until five minutes after six. I'm looking at the clock and it is now five minutes after six.
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Conservative
Philip Lawrence Conservative Northumberland—Peterborough South, ON
Madam Chair, I have a point of order.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry
If this committee would like to continue with this discussion, I would like to hear from the committee with regard to adjournment. There's no debate on this. There's a question.
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