Finance Committee on May 29th, 2023

[Garnett Genuis, Conservative, Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB]

—can I just understand, because I was sent some documents regarding the motion that we're working on here—

[The Chair, Liberal, Peter Fonseca]

Mr. Genuis, we're not going to have debate. There's no debate here.

[Garnett Genuis, Conservative, Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB]

I know. It's a point of order, Chair.

[The Chair, Liberal, Peter Fonseca]

There is no debate. What is the point of order?

[Garnett Genuis, Conservative, Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB]

It's a point of order.

[The Chair, Liberal, Peter Fonseca]

Yes...?

[Garnett Genuis, Conservative, Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB]

I want to clarify the motion we're operating under. The motion that I have—

[The Chair, Liberal, Peter Fonseca]

I'll give you the motion, MP Genuis. It says that pursuant to the motion adopted to the committee, there is no debate. That is the motion.

[Garnett Genuis, Conservative, Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB]

Yes. The motion I have says that. It says in point iii:

if the Committee has not completed...clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill by 4:30...on Monday May 29th, 2023, all remaining amendments submitted to the Committee shall be deemed moved, the Chair shall put the question, forthwith and successively, without further debate—

Am I correct?

—on all remaining clauses and proposed amendments, as well as each and every question necessary to dispose of clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill, as well as all questions necessary to report the Bill to the House and to order the Chair to report the Bill to the House as soon as possible;

That's not the whole motion. That's the section you're talking about. It makes no reference to not reading questions. The committee has just determined you shouldn't read questions—

[Julie Dzerowicz, Liberal, Davenport, ON]

That's debate—

[The Chair, Liberal, Peter Fonseca]

MP Genuis, I've given my ruling—

[Garnett Genuis, Conservative, Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB]

I'm just wondering—

[The Chair, Liberal, Peter Fonseca]

I've given my ruling.

[Garnett Genuis, Conservative, Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB]

—what the section is, Chair.

[The Chair, Liberal, Peter Fonseca]

Mr. Genuis, you do not have the floor.

[Garnett Genuis, Conservative, Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB]

I have a point of order. I don't have the floor; that's correct—

[The Chair, Liberal, Peter Fonseca]

MP Genuis, I've given my ruling—

[Garnett Genuis, Conservative, Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB]

A point of order is not “having the floor”. It's a matter of order.

[The Chair, Liberal, Peter Fonseca]

MP Genuis, I've given my ruling. It has been sustained. We are moving on.

Members, we are at clause 7.

[Garnett Genuis, Conservative, Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB]

Mr. Chair, my question is, which motion are we operating under? I'd just like to know—

[The Chair, Liberal, Peter Fonseca]

We are at clause 7.

[Garnett Genuis, Conservative, Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB]

—if I have the correct motion, Chair. That's my point of order.

[The Chair, Liberal, Peter Fonseca]

Yes. Okay.

[Garnett Genuis, Conservative, Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB]

Is the section I read out from the correct motion?

[The Chair, Liberal, Peter Fonseca]

MP Genuis, we are at clause 7. That's where we are right now.