Madam Chair, we asked the minister to come so that we could get answers to questions. We did not ask the minister to come so that we could listen to diatribes from members of the opposition and Mrs. Thomas in particular.
I took great umbrage at the fact, although I didn't say anything about it, that when we were having the last exchange, Mrs. Thomas chose to say to me that it was okay and that she had already clipped her request. We're here to do work. We're not here to look for sound bites and clips.
Perhaps we might consider the decorum and demeanour that we are using so that we can have respectful conversations. I am very concerned, as Mr. Julian is, about the degradation of the dialogue in what should be an important conversation with the minister and with one another.