Information & Ethics Committee on Nov. 6th, 2023

[Iqra Khalid, Liberal, Mississauga—Erin Mills, ON]

Please correct the record, Mr. Barrett. That is not true.

[Michael Barrett, Conservative, Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, ON]

She wanted to have a subcommittee meeting and said—

[The Chair, Conservative, John Brassard]

Just hang on a second, Iqra—

[Michael Barrett, Conservative, Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, ON]

She's grandstanding. She just said that we had a minister of the Crown here—

[The Chair, Conservative, John Brassard]

Let me clarify—

[Iqra Khalid, Liberal, Mississauga—Erin Mills, ON]

Mr. Chair, if there's anybody who knows what grandstanding looks like, it is that member right there.

[Michael Barrett, Conservative, Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, ON]

We had a minister of the Crown here, and she said it was unimportant.

[The Chair, Conservative, John Brassard]

There is a point of order.

[Iqra Khalid, Liberal, Mississauga—Erin Mills, ON]

Talk to me about grandstanding, Mr. Barrett.

Tell me how we can go on a Facebook Live right now—

[The Chair, Conservative, John Brassard]

I'm asking you to stop. Both of you stop, okay?

[Iqra Khalid, Liberal, Mississauga—Erin Mills, ON]

Let's do it. Bring out your Facebook Live, Chair.

[Michael Barrett, Conservative, Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, ON]

If you don't want to be held accountable for shutting down a meeting with the RCMP commissioner, Iqra, then you shouldn't do it.

[The Chair, Conservative, John Brassard]

Mr. Barrett, I'm going to ask you to stop, please.

Ms. Khalid, I'm going to ask you to stop—

[Michael Barrett, Conservative, Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, ON]

If you don't want to stand by your actions, then don't act that way.

[The Chair, Conservative, John Brassard]

The motion Mr. Barrett is referring to is a motion that was passed last week to have a subcommittee meeting as soon as possible.

Given the circumstances of the extra hour that was available to us this afternoon, I'm fulfilling the committee's wish on that motion to have a subcommittee meeting. That's how this came up.

[Michael Barrett, Conservative, Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, ON]

They did want a subcommittee meeting.

[Iqra Khalid, Liberal, Mississauga—Erin Mills, ON]

No, that is absolutely incorrect.

Chair, I would hope you will correct the record for Mr. Barrett on this.

[The Chair, Conservative, John Brassard]

Excuse me—

[Iqra Khalid, Liberal, Mississauga—Erin Mills, ON]

This is absolutely false. I am sick and tired of the lies that these Conservatives are pushing forward in this committee every—

[Michael Barrett, Conservative, Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, ON]

If you didn't want a subcommittee meeting, then let's not have a subcommittee meeting.

[The Chair, Conservative, John Brassard]

Excuse me—

[Iqra Khalid, Liberal, Mississauga—Erin Mills, ON]

There are no more lies from you, Mr. Barrett.

[The Chair, Conservative, John Brassard]

I just explained the circumstances surrounding the subcommittee meeting, and those are the facts. Now—

[Michael Barrett, Conservative, Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, ON]

Chair, if she's going to be yelling about people lying, which she just did—

[The Chair, Conservative, John Brassard]

Mr. Barrett, I'm going to ask you to stop, please.