Evidence of meeting #100 for Indigenous and Northern Affairs in the 44th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was housing.

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On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Candice St-Aubin  Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Department of Indigenous Services
Nelson Barbosa  Director General, Regional Operations, Department of Indigenous Services
Valerie Gideon  Deputy Minister, Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs

6:45 p.m.

Liberal

Dan Vandal Liberal Saint Boniface—Saint Vital, MB

I was answering the question in a thorough way, as he asked it—

6:45 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal John Aldag

As we discussed, you get to ask questions and they need to answer them—

6:45 p.m.

Conservative

Bob Zimmer Conservative Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies, BC

It's a simple—

6:45 p.m.

Liberal

Dan Vandal Liberal Saint Boniface—Saint Vital, MB

There's an affordability question regarding the north, which is why—

6:45 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal John Aldag

I'm going to stop the clock.

I ask that you don't talk over each other.

Minister, we'll go to you. I'll restart the clock with a minute and a half left.

6:45 p.m.

Liberal

Dan Vandal Liberal Saint Boniface—Saint Vital, MB

That's why we brought in $10-a-day child care, something that saves families in Nunavut, Northwest Territories and Yukon—

6:45 p.m.

Conservative

Bob Zimmer Conservative Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies, BC

Excuse me, Minister. It's a question about the carbon tax.

6:45 p.m.

Liberal

Dan Vandal Liberal Saint Boniface—Saint Vital, MB

—thousands of dollars a day. This member and his party voted against it. That's why we brought—

6:45 p.m.

Conservative

Bob Zimmer Conservative Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies, BC

Mr. Chair, I'm sorry. He's not even answering the question.

6:45 p.m.

Liberal

Dan Vandal Liberal Saint Boniface—Saint Vital, MB

—in dental care, Mr. Chair, for children under 12 years of age—

6:45 p.m.

Conservative

Bob Zimmer Conservative Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies, BC

The question, Minister, is about the carbon tax.

Mr. Chair, this is my time. He's here to answer our questions.

6:45 p.m.

Liberal

Dan Vandal Liberal Saint Boniface—Saint Vital, MB

He's interrupting me.

6:45 p.m.

Conservative

Bob Zimmer Conservative Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies, BC

I'm asking a question about the carbon tax. It's a very clear question, and I'll repeat it, because—

6:45 p.m.

Liberal

Dan Vandal Liberal Saint Boniface—Saint Vital, MB

I'm trying to answer it—

6:45 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal John Aldag

I'll just—

6:45 p.m.

Conservative

Bob Zimmer Conservative Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies, BC

Just so you know what the question is, will you support—

It's a carbon tax question.

6:45 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal John Aldag

Let's have one person at a time.

I'm going to talk now. I'll let you repeat your question—

6:45 p.m.

Conservative

Bob Zimmer Conservative Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies, BC

Sure.

6:45 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal John Aldag

—and we'll go to the minister. Let's afford the minister time to respond.

6:45 p.m.

Liberal

Dan Vandal Liberal Saint Boniface—Saint Vital, MB

He took four minutes to ask his question and you're going to ask him to repeat it.

6:45 p.m.

Conservative

Bob Zimmer Conservative Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies, BC

The question, once again, just to make it very clear.... This makes it very easy to answer it: You can choose. I gave you two options—

6:45 p.m.

Liberal

Dan Vandal Liberal Saint Boniface—Saint Vital, MB

I'm trying to answer your affordability question, but you're not letting me.

6:50 p.m.

Conservative

Bob Zimmer Conservative Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies, BC

Will you support the people—

Minister, I would love to ask you this question again, but you're interrupting me. This is my time, not yours.

6:50 p.m.

Liberal

Dan Vandal Liberal Saint Boniface—Saint Vital, MB

You took four minutes to ask your question. Let me answer it.

6:50 p.m.

Conservative

Bob Zimmer Conservative Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies, BC

This is my time, though. The six minutes belong to me, Mr. Minister.