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

Bill C-47

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

1:35 p.m.

Liberal

Sophie Chatel Liberal Pontiac, QC

Yes. I would be happy to group clauses 171 to—

1:35 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Peter Fonseca

That's not a point of order.

1:35 p.m.

Liberal

Sophie Chatel Liberal Pontiac, QC

But to the solution, Mr. Chair....

1:35 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Peter Fonseca

Yes, it's to the solution.

Okay.

1:35 p.m.

NDP

Daniel Blaikie NDP Elmwood—Transcona, MB

I recognize that it's frustrating, and you're not wrong.

1:35 p.m.

Conservative

Marty Morantz Conservative Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley, MB

Does Mr. Blaikie have the floor? I have a point of order.

Mr. Chair, it's important for you to treat all members equally. When we raise points of order, we seem to get cut off very quickly. Mr. Blaikie raised something that wasn't a point of order, and you let him talk for several minutes. You have to treat everyone the same. You gave him the floor for quite some time on something that wasn't a point of order, Mr. Chair.

1:35 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Peter Fonseca

I agree, MP Morantz, but—

1:35 p.m.

Liberal

Heath MacDonald Liberal Malpeque, PE

I have a point of order, Mr. Chair.

1:35 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Peter Fonseca

—on a point of order that's also not a point of order.

1:35 p.m.

Liberal

Heath MacDonald Liberal Malpeque, PE

Can we suspend for two minutes?

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Peter Fonseca

I will give members an opportunity to digest everything that has just been said on these many points of order for a couple of minutes and see if members can come to some kind of agreement.

We'll suspend.

1:40 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Peter Fonseca

We are back.

We'll try a little grouping here, members, if you are interested.

Do we have unanimous consent to group clauses 468 to 470?

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An hon. member

No.

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Liberal