Canadian Heritage Committee on June 2nd, 2022

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

A point of order—

[The Chair, Liberal, Hedy Fry]

Now, that is a rule—that is a rule—of committees. The chair can do that.

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

I have a point of order, Madam Chair, when you have time.

[Peter Julian, NDP, New Westminster—Burnaby, BC]

Sorry—

[The Chair, Liberal, Hedy Fry]

Yes, Mr. Coteau?

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

Can I just say that it is past 5:45 p.m. and the minister has been waiting for an hour? Can we just agree through you, Chair, to thank the minister? Hopefully, we can hear from him in the future, but we can let him leave and let the witnesses know that the minister was here and he was prepared to speak to the issue.

I just want to say thank you to him and the department for being here and to say, on behalf of the committee, I'm sorry for wasting his time.

[The Chair, Liberal, Hedy Fry]

Thank you, Mr. Coteau.

I would like to say to the minister that I apologize profusely. You must leave, I know, at 5:45 p.m. You always indicated that you had to do that.

I would thank you for your patience and for waiting. I would like to ask you to come again to present to us, except that I have no idea what is going to happen to this committee and whether we should be meeting again at another time, or whether we will continue to debate the amendment to the motion for the next set of meetings.

Thank you very much, Minister. I apologize. Thank you for your patience.

[Pablo Rodriguez, Liberal, Minister of Canadian Heritage]

Thank you, Madam Chair.

I have to say that I'm very disappointed that I didn't have the chance to speak today.

Thank you.

[The Chair, Liberal, Hedy Fry]

Thank you.

[Peter Julian, NDP, New Westminster—Burnaby, BC]

Madam Chair, it's Mr. Julian.

I just wanted to complete my point of order, if I might.

[The Chair, Liberal, Hedy Fry]

Go ahead, Mr. Julian.

[Peter Julian, NDP, New Westminster—Burnaby, BC]

Thank you, Madam Chair.

I was citing relevance. I was as well citing repetition. The reality is that you have the ability to make that decision—

[Jeremy Patzer, Conservative, Cypress Hills—Grasslands, SK]

This is debate, Madam Chair. He is debating what is going on here.

[The Chair, Liberal, Hedy Fry]

Yes—

[Peter Julian, NDP, New Westminster—Burnaby, BC]

I'm being heckled by—

[Martin Champoux, Bloc, Drummond, QC]

I too have a point of order, Madam Chair.

[The Chair, Liberal, Hedy Fry]

Mr. whoever is speaking over Mr. Julian—

[Martin Champoux, Bloc, Drummond, QC]

Madam Chair, I just want to ask my colleagues to keep their voices down on the microphones, because interpreters do not deserve to be shouted at like that.

Thank you.

[Peter Julian, NDP, New Westminster—Burnaby, BC]

Just to complete my point of order, I thank Mr. Champoux for thinking of the interpreters—

[The Chair, Liberal, Hedy Fry]

Thank you. I agree with you.

[Peter Julian, NDP, New Westminster—Burnaby, BC]

I'm sorry, Madam Chair, but just to complete, you have the ability to make that decision, to make that call that we move to the vote because of repetition and, of course, I will complete my comments, Madam Chair—

[Jeremy Patzer, Conservative, Cypress Hills—Grasslands, SK]

I have a point of order.

[The Chair, Liberal, Hedy Fry]

Excuse me. There is a point of order.

Can people please mute the table mike? That's how come the shouting is going on.

[Peter Julian, NDP, New Westminster—Burnaby, BC]

Yes.

[The Chair, Liberal, Hedy Fry]

Now, Mr. Julian—