Mr. Chair, first of all, thank you for your demeanour, your words and your reminder.
That said, I would like to raise a point of order. The following is provided for in Standing Order 116(2)(a): Unless a time limit has been adopted by the committee or by the House, the Chair of a standing, special or legislative committee may not bring a debate to an end while there are members present who still wish to participate. A decision of the Chair in this regard may not be subject to an appeal to the committee.
That's the first point I want to make on this point of order.
The second point, Mr. Chair, is that you raised the issue of relevance and being able to stop certain interventions when they're not relevant. You have outstanding experience and I greatly appreciate your work. However, I wonder if this allows the chair to rule that what a member is saying, whether it's me or another member, like Mr. Cooper, for example, is irrelevant or repetitive.
I say that in a very respectful and friendly way, and I thank you.
I am raising this point of order under Standing Order 116(2)(a). I would very much like us to maintain the level of work and co-operation we have always had. This is a friendly point of order, and I thank you.