Evidence of meeting #127 for Finance in the 44th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was mortgage.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Peter Fonseca
MP Hallan, the minister should be allowed to answer the question. You've asked a number of questions. You have not allowed the minister to answer them.
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Conservative
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Peter Fonseca
MP Hallan, the minister will have an opportunity to answer your questions.
The minister has the floor.
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Conservative
Jasraj Singh Hallan Conservative Calgary Forest Lawn, AB
I will continue with my time. I will not let the minister continue to make false accusations.
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Conservative
Jasraj Singh Hallan Conservative Calgary Forest Lawn, AB
It's my time. That's not how this works, Chair.
It's shameful for—
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Liberal
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Liberal
Sean Fraser Liberal Central Nova, NS
Thank you, Chair. I appreciate that very much.
I'm happy to answer the honourable member's question.
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Conservative
Jasraj Singh Hallan Conservative Calgary Forest Lawn, AB
I will take my time back.
Minister, it's shameful that you would tell an immigrant to this country like me—
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Conservative
Jasraj Singh Hallan Conservative Calgary Forest Lawn, AB
Chair, now you're interrupting me. That's not how this works.
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Conservative
Jasraj Singh Hallan Conservative Calgary Forest Lawn, AB
It's my time now. I will continue with my time.
It is shameful that—
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Liberal
Sean Fraser Liberal Central Nova, NS
Mr. Chair, I'm curious if I have the floor or if I do not. I believe you are in charge of the procedure of the meeting.
I would be happy to provide an answer to the question.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Peter Fonseca
Minister, we want you to answer the questions that MP Hallan asked.
MP Hallan, you asked some questions. Allow for an answer to the questions.
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Conservative
Jasraj Singh Hallan Conservative Calgary Forest Lawn, AB
I will move on with my question because the minister made a very false accusation—
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Liberal
Julie Dzerowicz Liberal Davenport, ON
I have a point of order. I am sorry, but Mr. Hallan is not allowing the minister to answer questions.
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Conservative
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Conservative
Philip Lawrence Conservative Northumberland—Peterborough South, ON
That's not a valid point of order. Correct it.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Peter Fonseca
Members, we want respect and decorum. We have the minister here for an hour. The time is ticking away.
What we want is for members to ask their questions and for the minister—and if need be, the officials—to answer those questions. Allow for answers to be given without the crosstalk.
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Conservative
Jasraj Singh Hallan Conservative Calgary Forest Lawn, AB
It is my time now, so I will continue.
It's shameful that the minister would tell an immigrant like me that we would blame immigration. It's actually the Bank of Canada—