Natural Resources Committee on Nov. 27th, 2012

[John McKay, Liberal, Scarborough—Guildwood, ON]

With the greatest of respect, sir—

[The Chair, Conservative, Leon Benoit]

Order, please, Mr. McKay.

[An hon. member]

Mr. McKay has the floor.

[The Chair, Conservative, Leon Benoit]

There was a point of order brought forward. Thank you, Mr. Anderson.

[David Anderson, Conservative, Cypress Hills—Grasslands, SK]

I think the point is that we're at the natural resources committee. We want to focus on natural resources. That's what Mr. Calkins' motion does. We can vote on it.

[The Chair, Conservative, Leon Benoit]

Yes. I've already ruled on that. The sooner we get to the vote, the sooner we get to witnesses.

Go ahead, Mr. McKay.

[John McKay, Liberal, Scarborough—Guildwood, ON]

I was in the middle of reading my motion. It is not open to you—

[The Chair, Conservative, Leon Benoit]

Make your comments relevant.

[John McKay, Liberal, Scarborough—Guildwood, ON]

—or to anyone else to interrupt a mover of a motion in the middle of moving the motion. It's not open.

[The Chair, Conservative, Leon Benoit]

Mr. McKay, it would be out of order for you to bring a motion at this time. There's a motion before the committee already.

[John McKay, Liberal, Scarborough—Guildwood, ON]

With the greatest respect, Chair, you improperly interrupted my reading of the motion to take a point of order. You can't actually do that.

[The Chair, Conservative, Leon Benoit]

Order, Mr. McKay, please.

[John McKay, Liberal, Scarborough—Guildwood, ON]

May I continue to read my motion?

[The Chair, Conservative, Leon Benoit]

No. Order. When the chair is speaking you should be listening, Mr. McKay.

[John McKay, Liberal, Scarborough—Guildwood, ON]

Similarly.

[The Chair, Conservative, Leon Benoit]

You're not allowed to bring a motion now, Mr. McKay. There's a motion before the committee.

[John McKay, Liberal, Scarborough—Guildwood, ON]

Since when?

[Peter Julian, NDP, Burnaby—New Westminster, BC]

It's an amendment.

[The Chair, Conservative, Leon Benoit]

You can bring an amendment.

[John McKay, Liberal, Scarborough—Guildwood, ON]

That's what I'm doing.

[Peter Julian, NDP, Burnaby—New Westminster, BC]

It's an amendment. He's bringing an amendment. He said that.

[John McKay, Liberal, Scarborough—Guildwood, ON]

I said that already.

[The Chair, Conservative, Leon Benoit]

The amendment has to be relevant to the motion, so get to the relevant portion.

[John McKay, Liberal, Scarborough—Guildwood, ON]

That's what I'm doing.

[The Chair, Conservative, Leon Benoit]

It hasn't been so far, Mr. McKay. Please get to it.