Turn the mike off.
Madam Foote, that's debate; it's not a point of order. I would indicate that the minister isn't making an argument. His last statement was that rather than doing this, we should be doing something that he feels is more.... That's relevant to why he's not going to support the motion. That's his argument. That's why we're in debate.
If I don't rule that way, then all of a sudden our practices and traditions are going to be undermined. Members have a lot of latitude on what they say in using their time to make arguments for or against. I don't judge members on the quality of their arguments, but I do encourage all members to work as hard as they can to be relevant to the matters before this committee right now.
Minister, you have the floor again.