I am here filling in today. I thought I was going to be just a body in a chair, but I can't sit here and let this go on without having my say. Hopefully the clock is stopped, because my good colleague here gets six minutes, which he rightly deserves. He's knocked on a lot of doors. He's respected in his community, and he's earned the chance to sit here and speak for six minutes.
I can't believe what's going on in here. I haven't been on this committee before, but everybody here is trying to shut my colleague down. He's worked hard, and his constituents are here to listen to him.
For some reason, all the members on the other side have an issue with what he's saying. Perhaps just sit back and listen. Maybe you can learn something. You're being awfully rude. Let the man speak. He has six minutes to speak. It's his right to speak, and he should be allowed to speak.
