Point of order.
Evidence of meeting #139 for Justice and Human Rights in the 42nd Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was point.
A video is available from Parliament.
Evidence of meeting #139 for Justice and Human Rights in the 42nd Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was point.
A video is available from Parliament.
Carleton, CPC
My point of order is that right now we are debating a motion that I put forward and you acknowledged that it was duly placed before the committee. The member across the way is stripping members of their ability to speak on behalf of their constituents here in this committee, which is a delegate assembly of the House of Commons. We have the right to speak. Numerous people remain on the speakers list.
Carleton, CPC
Actually, it is. It is right in the Standing Orders that members of Parliament have the ability to speak, and I am speaking right now. I know that you want to silence the debate, you want to shut.... Your government has attempted to—
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Anthony Housefather
Mr. Poilievre, can you get to your point of order? Can you get to your actual point of order, because a point of order—
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Anthony Housefather
I'll remind you that it has to be an actual point of order, so let me hear—
Carleton, CPC
It is indeed a point of order.
I appreciate that this is a very uncomfortable subject for the Trudeau majority on this committee, but while the Prime Minister is trying to silence his former attorney general, he will not silence members of the official opposition, and we are asking for the right to debate—
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Anthony Housefather
At this point, this is a point of debate. We're going to move to a vote.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Anthony Housefather
Because I have spoken to the clerk, and at this point you haven't raised a point of order. You've raised a point of debate.
Carleton, CPC
It is quite clear that this is an attempt to shut down the debate [Inaudible—Editor] cover-up [Inaudible—Editor].
Michael Barrett Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, CPC
Can we have a recorded vote, please, Mr. Chair?
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Anthony Housefather
Mr. Clerk, we've had a request for a recorded vote. Please proceed to the roll call.
(Motion agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])
