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

Also speaking

Brian Ernewein Assistant Deputy Minister, Tax Legislation, Department of Finance

11:20 a.m.

Conservative

Pierre Poilievre Conservative Carleton, ON

I invite the parliamentary secretary to answer the question.

11:20 a.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Wayne Easter

No.

Mr. Poilievre—

11:20 a.m.

Conservative

Pierre Poilievre Conservative Carleton, ON

You look awfully afraid, Mr. Chair. You look awfully afraid.

11:20 a.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Wayne Easter

Listen. Do you know what?

11:20 a.m.

Conservative

Pierre Poilievre Conservative Carleton, ON

What are you afraid of?

11:20 a.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Wayne Easter

Listen.

11:25 a.m.

Conservative

Pierre Poilievre Conservative Carleton, ON

Why can't you have the question?

11:25 a.m.

An hon. member

I have a point of order, Mr. Chair.

11:25 a.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Wayne Easter

Can you pull his mike?

11:25 a.m.

Conservative

Pierre Poilievre Conservative Carleton, ON

Why can't you have the question?

11:25 a.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Wayne Easter

We have a point of order over here.

11:25 a.m.

Conservative

Pierre Poilievre Conservative Carleton, ON

Why can't you allow the question?

11:25 a.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Wayne Easter

Because—

February 21st, 2019 / 11:25 a.m.

Conservative

Pierre Poilievre Conservative Carleton, ON

It's because you're afraid.

11:25 a.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Wayne Easter

No.

11:25 a.m.

Conservative

Pierre Poilievre Conservative Carleton, ON

You are not going to silence me.

11:25 a.m.

An hon. member

Mr. Chair, I have a point of order.

11:25 a.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Wayne Easter

Mr. Poilievre, will you listen for a minute.

11:25 a.m.

Conservative

Pierre Poilievre Conservative Carleton, ON

You are not going to silence me.

11:25 a.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Wayne Easter

You know, when members don't abide by the rules of committee, Parliament is in trouble—

11:25 a.m.

Conservative

Pierre Poilievre Conservative Carleton, ON

You're in trouble.

11:25 a.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Wayne Easter

—and when the chair rules that you are out of order, you are out of order.

11:25 a.m.

Conservative

Pierre Poilievre Conservative Carleton, ON

I found you out of order.

11:25 a.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Wayne Easter

I would say to the technicians here that we have to find a way at committee, when parliamentarians are not abiding by the rules of committee...because the chair has the right when they are not on the topic—

11:25 a.m.

Conservative

Pierre Poilievre Conservative Carleton, ON

Point of order. Point of order.