Evidence of meeting #80 for Natural Resources in the 44th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was point.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Miriam Burke  Committee Clerk
Clerk of the Committee  Mr. Patrick Williams
Marc-Olivier Girard  Committee Clerk
Thomas Bigelow  Committee Clerk

3:50 p.m.

Conservative

Shannon Stubbs Conservative Lakeland, AB

No, you made that up.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal George Chahal

Mr. Genuis, if you would like the floor, you can identify to me now and we will ensure that you will have your opportunity to participate like all other members.

3:50 p.m.

Conservative

Garnett Genuis Conservative Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB

And you'll cut me off partway through—

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal George Chahal

All members on this committee—

3:50 p.m.

Conservative

Garnett Genuis Conservative Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB

—because you've had enough. That's not how it works.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal George Chahal

—have the right—

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Conservative

Garnett Genuis Conservative Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB

There are rules.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal George Chahal

If you would like to participate, you can identify that you would like to participate and we can proceed to make sure you can when your turn comes.

If colleagues would like to change the order so that Mr. Angus is not the next speaker, then you can challenge the chair and present who it should be. This is what's been—

3:50 p.m.

Conservative

Shannon Stubbs Conservative Lakeland, AB

Chair, that's not how it goes in a 4-H meeting—

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Conservative

Garnett Genuis Conservative Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB

That's not how the rules work. There are rules.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal George Chahal

Excuse me, Ms. Stubbs. I am—

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Conservative

Shannon Stubbs Conservative Lakeland, AB

—never mind a standing committee of Parliament.

3:50 p.m.

Conservative

Jeremy Patzer Conservative Cypress Hills—Grasslands, SK

I have a point of order.

3:50 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal George Chahal

We're going to go to a point of order.

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Conservative

Shannon Stubbs Conservative Lakeland, AB

There are rules and the chair's job is to uphold the rules.

3:50 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal George Chahal

Order.

3:50 p.m.

NDP

Charlie Angus NDP Timmins—James Bay, ON

I have a point of order.

3:50 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal George Chahal

I will ask one member at time particularly not to speak when I'm trying to provide a ruling and information to committee members.

Mr. Patzer, we'll go to your point of order. Then we have a point of order from Mr. Angus.

Mr. Patzer, go ahead.

3:50 p.m.

Conservative

Jeremy Patzer Conservative Cypress Hills—Grasslands, SK

I think it's quite clear how this is supposed to go. You shouldn't have to challenge the chair every single time there's merely a simple question around how we finished the last meeting.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal George Chahal

Mr. Patzer, that's not a point of order.

3:50 p.m.

Conservative

Jeremy Patzer Conservative Cypress Hills—Grasslands, SK

That's what it comes down to.

Yes, it is a point of order.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal George Chahal

It's not a point of order.

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Conservative

Jeremy Patzer Conservative Cypress Hills—Grasslands, SK

It sure is.

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Conservative

Garnett Genuis Conservative Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB

Mr. Chair, you said one person at a time.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal George Chahal

Okay. I will, but—