Finance Committee on Feb. 21st, 2019

Evidence of meeting #198 for Finance in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was chair.

A video is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Bill C-82
Interim Estimates 2019-20: Votes 1 and 5 under Canada Revenue Agency, Votes 1 and 5 under Department of Finance, Vote 1 under Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada and Vote 1 under Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions
Supplementary Estimates (B), 2018-19: Votes 1b and 5b under Canada Revenue Agency and Votes 1b, L15b, L20b and L25b under Department of Finance

MPs speaking

Wayne Easter
Francesco Sorbara
Pierre Poilievre
Brian Masse

Also speaking

Joël Lightbound  Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance
Brian Ernewein  Assistant Deputy Minister, Tax Legislation, Department of Finance
Peter Fragiskatos  London North Centre, Lib.

11:25 a.m.

Conservative

Pierre Poilievre Conservative Carleton, ON

I have a point of order, and my point of order—

I have the floor.

11:25 a.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Wayne Easter

Can you cut his mike?

11:25 a.m.

Conservative

Pierre Poilievre Conservative Carleton, ON

I'm sorry. You can't silence me, Mr. Chair.

11:25 a.m.

London North Centre, Lib.

Peter Fragiskatos

Mr. Chair—

11:25 a.m.

Conservative

Pierre Poilievre Conservative Carleton, ON

I know you're trying to silence Jody Wilson-Raybould.

11:25 a.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Wayne Easter

No, we are not.

Can you cut his mike?

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Conservative

Pierre Poilievre Conservative Carleton, ON

You cannot silence me.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Wayne Easter

You're going to have to get the technicians in here to find a way to cut his mike.

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Conservative

Pierre Poilievre Conservative Carleton, ON

Get the technicians in here. In the meantime, we'll try to get to the truth.

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An hon. member

Point of order.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Wayne Easter

Mr. Fragiskatos.

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Conservative

Pierre Poilievre Conservative Carleton, ON

Mr. Chair, point of order.

11:25 a.m.

London North Centre, Lib.

Peter Fragiskatos

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

11:30 a.m.

Conservative

Pierre Poilievre Conservative Carleton, ON

Point of order, Mr. Chair.

11:30 a.m.

London North Centre, Lib.

Peter Fragiskatos

Mr. Chair, I think it's important that we focus on the substance—

11:30 a.m.

Conservative

Pierre Poilievre Conservative Carleton, ON

Point of order, Mr. Chair.

I think you're trying to silence any debate on this issue, because you don't want the truth to come out.

11:30 a.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Wayne Easter

You do not have the floor.

11:30 a.m.

Conservative

Pierre Poilievre Conservative Carleton, ON

You have attempted to silence a former minister of the Crown by inappropriately applying solicitor-client privilege. You are not going—

11:30 a.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Wayne Easter

I would—

11:30 a.m.

Conservative

Pierre Poilievre Conservative Carleton, ON

—to silence members of the opposition.

11:30 a.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Wayne Easter

I would—

11:30 a.m.

Conservative

Pierre Poilievre Conservative Carleton, ON

You are not going to shut down Parliament, and avoid accountability on this issue. It is the job of this committee to hold the government to account on matters of—

11:30 a.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Wayne Easter

I would think a former minister of the Crown would at least have some manners and follow the rules—

11:30 a.m.

Conservative

Pierre Poilievre Conservative Carleton, ON

—finance—

11:30 a.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Wayne Easter

Mr. Fragiskatos.