Evidence of meeting #135 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 chair.
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Conservative
The Vice-Chair Conservative Jamie Schmale
Okay. We have secured additional resources.
Mr. Carr is next in line, and then you're correct that there is time for one extra round.
Mr. Carr, go ahead.
Liberal
Ben Carr Liberal Winnipeg South Centre, MB
I have two things, Mr. Chair.
First, can you or the clerk please confirm what time this meeting began?
Conservative
Liberal
Conservative
The Vice-Chair Conservative Jamie Schmale
Do you have the exact time?
There was time for one more round of questioning.
December 5th, 2024 / 10:15 a.m.
Liberal
Ben Carr Liberal Winnipeg South Centre, MB
Okay. Then why are we talking about additional resources when we will have satisfied the two hours that the House order put upon us?
Conservative
The Vice-Chair Conservative Jamie Schmale
We did start late, and there were multiple disruptions, so we were going to allow one more round of questioning.
Liberal
Ben Carr Liberal Winnipeg South Centre, MB
Yes, but disruptions or not, the committee proceedings were two hours.
Conservative
Garnett Genuis Conservative Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB
On that point, the Liberals can't say their repeated efforts to disrupt the testimony count to satisfy the House order. We will have two hours with Mr. Boissonnault in accordance with the House order.
I have no problem discussing other matters in the interim, provided there's not a failure to understand the obligations this committee has in terms of the House order.
I think, Chair, that you very responsibly secured resources so that this important issue that's been raised can be discussed and that we can also satisfy the House order at the same time. For the Liberals to say that their repeated disruptions count toward the time is obviously absurd.
Liberal
Ben Carr Liberal Winnipeg South Centre, MB
Mr. Chair, I have a point of order on that note.
If a member opposite uses language like “liar”, which is in contravention of the rules, and as a result of their use of that language takes time away from the committee, that is hardly the fault of members opposite them. They used that language by choice. The time that has to be used to deal with that is not a penalty against any other member; it's the result of and a by-product of the behaviour that they chose to comport themselves with.
For clarity, Mr. Chair, I think that's important.
Conservative
Conservative
Eric Melillo Conservative Kenora, ON
Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Obviously, this is a very important motion. We're waiting for a subamendment to address this more fully, but we do have rounds of questioning to finish. I would like to respect everyone's time. I would move that we proceed back to questioning of the witness and come back to this discussion once that subamendment has been circulated.
Conservative
The Vice-Chair Conservative Jamie Schmale
Okay. The motion, as moved by Mr. Melillo, is to proceed to the next questioner. That would be Mr. Cooper.
Conservative
Conservative
Liberal
Ben Carr Liberal Winnipeg South Centre, MB
It's dilatory, but there was a motion that wasn't dealt with before you introduced a new motion.
Conservative
Conservative
Garnett Genuis Conservative Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB
No, it's not to adjourn debate. It's a different motion.
