Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee on Dec. 5th, 2024

[Francis Drouin, Liberal, Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, ON]

I have a point of order, Mr. Chair, on that same thing.

Mr. Cooper should withdraw his comment. It is is unparliamentary language toward another member of Parliament.

Withdraw it. Otherwise, I'm going to keep calling points of order on this. Withdraw the comment. It is unacceptable.

[Michael Cooper, Conservative, St. Albert—Edmonton, AB]

I'll ask another question, then.

[The Vice-Chair, Conservative, Jamie Schmale]

Mr. Cooper, do you care to respond?

[Michael Cooper, Conservative, St. Albert—Edmonton, AB]

Mr. Drouin can—

[The Vice-Chair, Conservative, Jamie Schmale]

Are you responding to the point of order, or are you continuing your line of questioning?

[Michael Cooper, Conservative, St. Albert—Edmonton, AB]

I'm continuing with my line of questioning.

[The Vice-Chair, Conservative, Jamie Schmale]

Okay.

[Francis Drouin, Liberal, Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, ON]

I have a point of order.

Withdraw the comment.

He should not be allowed to ask questions. This is the pure rules. Withdraw it.

[The Vice-Chair, Conservative, Jamie Schmale]

Do you wish to withdraw it?

[Michael Cooper, Conservative, St. Albert—Edmonton, AB]

I'll continue with my line of questioning.

Mr. Boissonnault—

[Peter Fragiskatos, Liberal, London North Centre, ON]

I have a point of order on the same point of order that's been raised.

[The Vice-Chair, Conservative, Jamie Schmale]

Go ahead, Mr. Fragiskatos.

[Peter Fragiskatos, Liberal, London North Centre, ON]

It's a very simple thing. All he has do is withdraw the comment. He knows very well—he is an experienced parliamentarian—that it is not parliamentary language.

[Michael Cooper, Conservative, St. Albert—Edmonton, AB]

I will withdraw it and restate that he misrepresented to the committee in saying that he hadn't spoken with Mr. Anderson when he had—

[Peter Fragiskatos, Liberal, London North Centre, ON]

I have a point of order, Chair, a point of order—

[Michael Cooper, Conservative, St. Albert—Edmonton, AB]

That is a fact—

[The Vice-Chair, Conservative, Jamie Schmale]

He withdrew.

[Peter Fragiskatos, Liberal, London North Centre, ON]

He did not exactly withdraw. The word that was used is “liar”. He should withdraw that word.

[Michael Cooper, Conservative, St. Albert—Edmonton, AB]

I did.

[The Vice-Chair, Conservative, Jamie Schmale]

He withdrew, and he substituted with.... Was it “untruths”?

[Michael Cooper, Conservative, St. Albert—Edmonton, AB]

I said that he misrepresented to committee—

[The Vice-Chair, Conservative, Jamie Schmale]

It was “misrepresented”.

[Michael Cooper, Conservative, St. Albert—Edmonton, AB]

—that he hadn't spoken with Mr. Anderson at a material time when in fact he had.

[The Vice-Chair, Conservative, Jamie Schmale]

Okay. Are you going back to your question?

[Michael Cooper, Conservative, St. Albert—Edmonton, AB]

If [Inaudible—Editor] is going to continue to disrupt and run interference—