Official Languages Committee on March 28th, 2022

[The Chair, Liberal, René Arseneault]

You have the floor.

[Joël Godin, Conservative, Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, QC]

Did you stop the clock when you called my colleague to order?

[The Chair, Liberal, René Arseneault]

I did not.

[Joël Godin, Conservative, Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, QC]

Then give him back his time.

[The Chair, Liberal, René Arseneault]

In that case, he has 10 seconds left.

Go ahead, Mr. Gourde.

[Jacques Gourde, Conservative, Lévis—Lotbinière, QC]

That time has to be enough for the officials to answer my question.

[Caroline Xavier]

If I understand the question, you want to know whether we'll admit francophone Ukrainians. The answer is yes. Francophone Ukrainians who have filed an application may enter Canada.

[The Chair, Liberal, René Arseneault]

Thank you, Ms. Xavier.

Mr. Serré, you now have the floor for five minutes.

[Marc Serré, Liberal, Nickel Belt, ON]

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Today I filed a notice of motion with the clerk. I believe all members of the committee received a copy of it this afternoon. It concerns Bill C‑13. I just wanted to mention that to committee members.

[Joël Godin, Conservative, Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, QC]

Mr. Chair, I have a point of order.

[Marc Serré, Liberal, Nickel Belt, ON]

It's my turn, Mr. Godin.

[The Chair, Liberal, René Arseneault]

We have a notice of motion.

You have the floor, Mr. Serré.

[Joël Godin, Conservative, Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, QC]

I have a point of order, Mr. Chair.

[The Chair, Liberal, René Arseneault]

Go ahead, Mr. Godin.

[Joël Godin, Conservative, Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, QC]

Mr. Chair, you called my colleague to order because he wasn't speaking to the subject of the study.

How can you allow my other colleague to discuss his motion?

[The Chair, Liberal, René Arseneault]

We're dealing with a notice of motion. I believe we have to hear a notice of motion when it is submitted to the committee.

Mr. Serré is using his time to address his motion.

[Joël Godin, Conservative, Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, QC]

Mr. Chair, to complete—

[The Chair, Liberal, René Arseneault]

Just a moment, Mr. Godin.

Was 48 hours' notice given of the motion?

[Joël Godin, Conservative, Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, QC]

No.

[The Chair, Liberal, René Arseneault]

Mr. Serré, I'll give you 10 seconds to explain the subject of your motion.

[Joël Godin, Conservative, Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, QC]

Pardon me, Mr. Chair, but I have a point of order.

You can't allow Mr. Serré to speak to a motion that isn't admissible. No 48‑hour notice has been given.

We're conducting a study on francophone immigration, and you called my colleague to order earlier because he was asking questions about Ukrainian immigration.

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

I have a point of order, Mr. Chair.

[Joël Godin, Conservative, Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, QC]

There's something I don't understand, Mr. Chair.

[The Chair, Liberal, René Arseneault]

Wait a moment. We're going to take things one at a time.

Mr. Godin, I heard your point of order. I don't yet know whether Mr. Serré's motion is linked to the study in progress. The time he is taking to explain things to us is being deducted from his five minutes of speaking time. I have no idea what it's about yet.

Let's wait and see what it's about. If my colleague's motion is off topic, I'll tell him so.

And the clock is still running.

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

I have a point of order, Mr. Chair.