Evidence of meeting #74 for Natural Resources in the 41st Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was question.
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Conservative
Joe Oliver Conservative Eglinton—Lawrence, ON
It's not relevant to that particular applicant. It's relevant to people who want to provide expertise. Different sections are relevant to different parts. That's why it's there.
The point is, let's say the farmer says this pipeline goes through his farm. That's it. Nothing more need be said. They provide their name and their phone number and address, and that does it because that suggests the person is directly affected.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit
Mr. Gravelle, could I just ask you to say what department or what government agency that document is from?
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Conservative
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Conservative
David Anderson Conservative Cypress Hills—Grasslands, SK
Mr. Chair, on a point of order, if Mr. Gravelle doesn't know what the document is, what is he doing asking other people if they have any clue what it is?
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NDP
4:25 p.m.
An hon. member
Point of order, Mr. Chair—
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An hon. member
Point of order.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit
Mr. Gravelle, order, please. Mr. Anderson was speaking. He had a point of order.
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Conservative
David Anderson Conservative Cypress Hills—Grasslands, SK
He brings in part of the information and then starts asking riddles about it. The minister has clearly answered the question.
If he's asking a question about people's participation in the NEB hearings, the minister just answered that. If that's what he wanted to hear, he got the answer. He can certainly move on to his next question, but for him to bring part of a document in here and then expect everyone here to be familiar with it is ridiculous.
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An hon. member
Point of order, Mr. Chair.
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Conservative
4:30 p.m.
NDP
Jamie Nicholls NDP Vaudreuil—Soulanges, QC
Mr. Chair, I find it very rich. You are an MP in the House who is defending freedom of speech for MPs in the House, and yet time after time it appears that you're trying to shut down our side from asking our questions. I find it very disturbing. I'm wondering, is it only anti-choice Conservative MPs who you want to have freedom of speech or is it—
4:30 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit
Mr. Nicholls, you're certainly not on topic here, and you know that simply isn't the case. I'm trying to make this committee.... A committee is only going to function properly if the witnesses are treated with respect and if they're allowed to give a reasonable answer to the question. If they're given a detailed multi-part question, you can expect that it's going to take a while for an answer. So let's have this committee function as it has been—very well, in the past—and when you ask a question, allow the minister to answer. In this case, he's the witness for the next couple of minutes still, and after that we'll suspend and get on to the next group of witnesses.
Mr. Gravelle, go ahead, please.
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NDP
