Okay. Some people might think that Dr. Bennett is being overly technical or playing with words, but there is a very important distinction.
I'm not criticizing anyone here, and we all have to be very careful, but the primary role of a member of Parliament is to hold the executive to account for the legislative and the delegated authorities that have been given to it. A member of Parliament, whether a government member or opposition member, does not speak for government.
The term “our government” or “this government”, I know, involves a fine line, but it really ought not to be used, because the fundamental role of government members of Parliament and opposition members of Parliament is to hold the government to account—and of course the government cannot function if it does not have the confidence of Parliament.
Anyway, I think it's an important point and we just have to be a little more careful in our wording now.