Mr. Chair, let me explain. You've cut me off. This is my time to explain to the members of this committee why I believe....
Are you listening, Mr. Chair? You need to understand this, because you don't seem to get it.
This is my time to explain to the members of this committee why I believe they should vote against Mr. Hubbard's motion. I am allowed to speak to these matters, because of the rights I have as a member of Parliament in this committee. If I want to cite references from Marleau and Montpetit or from the Speaker of the House of Commons as to why I believe this motion should not be voted for, I am free to do so.
You may not agree with me, sir. You may not like the tenor or the tone or the nature of my arguments, but you cannot shut me down when I have the opportunity to convince my colleagues. This is what the House of Commons is all about.
I'm chair of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association.