Evidence of meeting #43 for Finance in the 44th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was chair.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Peter Fonseca
I call this meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number 43 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the committee is meeting on the subject matter of Bill C-19, an act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 7, 2022, and other measures.
Today's meeting is taking place in a hybrid format, pursuant to the House order of November 25, 2021.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Peter Fonseca
As per the directive of the Board of Internal Economy on March 10, 2022, all those attending the meeting in person must wear a mask, except for members who are in their place during proceedings.
I'd like to make a few comments for the benefit of the witnesses and members. Please wait until I recognize you by name before speaking. For those participating by video conference, click on the microphone icon to activate your mike. Please mute yourself when you are not speaking.
There is interpretation for those on Zoom. You have the choice, at the bottom of your screen, of either “floor”, “English” or “French”. For those in the room, you can use the earpiece and select the desired channel.
I will give a reminder that all comments should be addressed through the chair. For members in the room, if you wish to speak, please raise your hand. For members on Zoom, please use the “raise hand” function. The clerk and I will manage the speaking order as best we can, and we appreciate your patience and understanding in this regard. I request that members and witnesses mutually treat each other with respect and decorum.
In this first hour of committee business, the hands up right now that I see are MP Beech, then MP Ste-Marie, and then MP Stewart.
MP Beech, you have the floor.
Conservative
Liberal
Terry Beech Liberal Burnaby North—Seymour, BC
Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Good morning, members.
I hope everyone—
Conservative
Jake Stewart Conservative Miramichi—Grand Lake, NB
Point of order. Point of order. I have a point of order over here.
Mr. Chair, MP Beech was not even online, let alone having his hand up, so his hand was not up first.
Conservative
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Peter Fonseca
No, that is not a point of order.
I'm sorry, MP Stewart, but that is not a point of order.
Conservative
Jake Stewart Conservative Miramichi—Grand Lake, NB
Let me finish.
I was here first. They didn't show up. My hand was up first. It should be recognized first.
Liberal
Conservative
Jake Stewart Conservative Miramichi—Grand Lake, NB
You are serving in poor faith right now. This is poor faith on behalf of the chair.
Liberal
Conservative
Ed Fast Conservative Abbotsford, BC
Mr. Chair, could you seek some counsel from our officers here at the table as to whether you can actually recognize a hand that goes up before the meeting is even formally in session?
The only individual that I know had his or her hand up after the meeting was called by you right here at this table a couple of minutes ago was my colleague over here.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Peter Fonseca
MP Fast, I don't think you were looking at the screen. I was looking at the screen—
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Peter Fonseca
The first hand up, MP Fast.... This is how I saw it: MP Beech's hand was up, and then MP Ste-Marie—