Evidence of meeting #131 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 hate.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Isabelle Mondou  Deputy Minister, Department of Canadian Heritage
Clerk of the Committee  Ms. Danielle Widmer

The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry

We're not discussing his motion. We're discussing Mr. Coteau's motion that the committee now consider this motion.

Dan Albas Conservative Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola, BC

Technically, he wouldn't have had the floor there, would he?

The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry

Yes, it was his turn on the floor. His name was here.

After Ms. Ashton, it was Mr. Coteau. His name is here.

After that is Mr. Champoux.

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Conservative

Dan Albas Conservative Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola, BC

It was on his motion, though.

Taleeb Noormohamed Liberal Vancouver Granville, BC

I still had the floor—

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Conservative

Dan Albas Conservative Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola, BC

That was not correct.

The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry

No, but—

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Conservative

Dan Albas Conservative Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola, BC

I'm just pointing out that there seems to be a bit of—

The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry

It's not really a discrepancy because we had suspended. He now has the floor because he was on the list. He isn't going to speak to the motion; he's just moved a motion.

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Conservative

Dan Albas Conservative Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola, BC

Okay, thank you for explaining it to me.

The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry

We have a motion on the floor that this committee consider Mr. Noormohamed's motion.

Let's call the vote.

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Conservative

Dan Albas Conservative Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola, BC

Is this a debatable motion?

The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry

No.

We're going to call the vote. Is that all right?

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Conservative

Dan Albas Conservative Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola, BC

I personally wanted to listen to what the deputy had to say in her role as an accounting officer, but....

The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry

I know. Then you know how to vote. If you don't want to discuss the motion, then you can vote against it.

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Conservative

Dan Albas Conservative Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola, BC

Thank you for explaining it to me.

The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry

Okay, go ahead.

The Clerk of the Committee Ms. Danielle Widmer

The motion is this: Shall the committee proceed to the consideration of the motion from May 9.

(Motion agreed to: yeas 7; nays 4)

The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry

The motion is now to be considered by this committee.

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Conservative

Dan Albas Conservative Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola, BC

I have a point of order.

The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry

You are now going to be speaking to the motion, Mr. Albas, because that's where we're moving now. We've adopted the motion, so you're speaking to the motion.

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Conservative

Dan Albas Conservative Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola, BC

I have a point of order.

The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry

Go ahead. Let's hear your point of order.

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Conservative

Dan Albas Conservative Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola, BC

The reason we moved off the business that was previously scheduled, that being the minister and the deputy minister, was that Mr. Noormohamed had made a motion during his round of questioning.

The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry

Yes, he is free to do that.