Canadian Heritage Committee on Oct. 9th, 2024

[Dan Albas, Conservative, Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola, BC]

Madam Chair, with all due respect, we do have standing motions in every committee. It is clearly pointed out that each party gets a rotation and how much time they get. The person who had the floor was Mr. Noormohamed. He made a motion that was not in order. You've admitted as much.

[The Chair, Liberal, Hedy Fry]

Yes.

[Dan Albas, Conservative, Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola, BC]

You somehow then went to Mr. Coteau, which is outside of the standing motions for the order of questioning.

We should have gone from whoever should have followed Mr. Noormohamed—

[The Chair, Liberal, Hedy Fry]

I'm sorry. There was nobody to follow Mr. Noormohamed. Mr. Coteau's hand came up.

[Dan Albas, Conservative, Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola, BC]

It should have come back to the Conservatives.

[The Chair, Liberal, Hedy Fry]

No, we had finished. The minister had left. That part of the meeting was over. Mr. Noormohamed was asking the minister a question. In the middle of that or at the end of it, he moved his motion.

[Dan Albas, Conservative, Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola, BC]

The motion was not in order.

[The Chair, Liberal, Hedy Fry]

We did not know that, Mr. Albas. We were looking to find out. The clerk had told me it was archived.

[Dan Albas, Conservative, Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola, BC]

The business of the meeting—

[The Chair, Liberal, Hedy Fry]

We were searching for it, so we did not do anything until we found out for sure. When we found out that the motion had been discussed at some point in time, the clerk said I had to therefore entertain a motion by anyone on the committee that we consider this motion. I did that. The committee voted to consider the motion. That was all in order. That was in order of procedure. There's nothing violated right now.

I am speaking to Mr. Waugh about how he felt his privilege was violated as a member. That's what we're discussing right now. Mr. Waugh has the floor.

[Dan Albas, Conservative, Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola, BC]

My question is for the clerk.

[The Chair, Liberal, Hedy Fry]

You made a point of order and I said it wasn't.

Mr. Waugh, go ahead. You have the floor.

[Kevin Waugh, Conservative, Saskatoon—Grasswood, SK]

Thanks a lot, Madam Chair.

We're just moving the privilege motion here. Now, these motions, as you know, trigger debate. Such a motion supersedes all other committee business, including the far right motion that we're currently discussing.

[The Chair, Liberal, Hedy Fry]

I've asked you explain why you feel—because you have the floor—that your privilege was violated. Then we can continue to discuss it.

[Kevin Waugh, Conservative, Saskatoon—Grasswood, SK]

Well, we haven't debated this.

Thank you, Madam Chair.

[The Chair, Liberal, Hedy Fry]

I'm asking you that. Tell me why your privilege was violated. Mr. Albas jumped in on a point of order.

[Kevin Waugh, Conservative, Saskatoon—Grasswood, SK]

That's fine.

[The Chair, Liberal, Hedy Fry]

You have the floor, Mr. Waugh.

[Kevin Waugh, Conservative, Saskatoon—Grasswood, SK]

Is it in order now?

[The Chair, Liberal, Hedy Fry]

You brought a motion forward that you felt that your privilege was violated. I asked you to tell me why you moved that motion.

Why was your privilege was violated?

You have the floor to speak.

[Kevin Waugh, Conservative, Saskatoon—Grasswood, SK]

Thank you very much.

[The Chair, Liberal, Hedy Fry]

You've always had the floor. Mr. Albas just chimed in on a point of order while you were speaking.

Let's hear you, Kevin. I'm always ready to listen to you. Go ahead.

[Kevin Waugh, Conservative, Saskatoon—Grasswood, SK]

Well, thank you, Madam Chair.

Thanks for the committee.

I think it's part of a privilege motion that these motions trigger a debate, as you know, Madam Chair. We haven't really had the debate.

What we started...the motion of superseding old committee business. We talked about the far right motion and that's what we're currently debating. We haven't talked—

[The Chair, Liberal, Hedy Fry]

We're debating an amendment. I'm sorry, Mr. Waugh.

[Kevin Waugh, Conservative, Saskatoon—Grasswood, SK]

The amendment reads as such—