Finance Committee on May 29th, 2023

Evidence of meeting #94 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.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Committee Business

Also speaking

Clerk of the Committee Mr. Alexandre Roger

Philippe Méla Legislative Clerk

Ariane Gagné-Frégeau Legislative Clerk

Miriam Burke Legislative Clerk

Jean-François Lafleur Legislative Clerk

Conservative

Philip Lawrence Conservative Northumberland—Peterborough South, ON

At this point, Mr. Chair, you might as well take my vote away. You've taken everything else—our ability to challenge you, your schedule. You can set the meetings for whenever you want, whatever the challenge you want. You do whatever you want, so no.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Peter Fonseca

We'll move on.

Conservative

Philip Lawrence Conservative Northumberland—Peterborough South, ON

(Amendment negatived: nays 8; yeas 2 [See Minutes of Proceedings])

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Peter Fonseca

Shall NDP-13 carry?

Liberal

Sophie Chatel Liberal Pontiac, QC

I request a recorded vote.

(Amendment negatived: nays 9; yeas 2 [See Minutes of Proceedings])

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Peter Fonseca

Shall clause 465 carry?

Liberal

Sophie Chatel Liberal Pontiac, QC

I request a recorded vote.

(Clause 465 agreed to: yeas 7; nays 4)

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Peter Fonseca

Shall clause 466 carry?

Liberal

Sophie Chatel Liberal Pontiac, QC

I request a recorded vote.

(Clause 466 agreed to: yeas 7; nays 4)

Conservative

Philip Lawrence Conservative Northumberland—Peterborough South, ON

Mr. Chair, I have a point of order.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Peter Fonseca

A point of order.

Conservative

Philip Lawrence Conservative Northumberland—Peterborough South, ON

I would like to move at this point to suspend for question period.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Peter Fonseca

You can't do that, as you know, as per the motion.

Shall clause—

Conservative

Philip Lawrence Conservative Northumberland—Peterborough South, ON

Point of order.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Peter Fonseca

That is not a point of order.

Shall clause 467 carry?

Conservative

Philip Lawrence Conservative Northumberland—Peterborough South, ON

I have another point of order.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Peter Fonseca

On another point of order.

May 30th, 2023 / 1:30 p.m.

Conservative

Philip Lawrence Conservative Northumberland—Peterborough South, ON

My point of order is that we have confirmed with the whip that, contrary to what you said, Mr. Chair, they did not agree to that. I'll give you the opportunity to retract it as an honourable member that our whip agreed to it, because they did not.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Peter Fonseca

I didn't say it was your whip. I said it was my understanding that whips—

Conservative

Philip Lawrence Conservative Northumberland—Peterborough South, ON

The whips, so that's inclusive.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Peter Fonseca

Yes, whips.

All I'll say, MP Lawrence, is that you're welcome to find a sub to do that if you want to attend question period, or you could just attend question period, but members, we're moving on.

Shall clause 467 carry?

Liberal

Sophie Chatel Liberal Pontiac, QC

I request a recorded vote.

Conservative

Philip Lawrence Conservative Northumberland—Peterborough South, ON

I have a point of order.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Peter Fonseca

We will have a recorded vote.

Conservative

Philip Lawrence Conservative Northumberland—Peterborough South, ON

On a point of order, Mr. Chair, you have to....

I'm sorry. I know you don't like following the rules, but you have to recognize my point of order.