On a point of order, Mr. Chair, when a member of Parliament in this committee has the floor, the floor is theirs.
You indicated that you wanted to have me let him finish. Out of politeness I did so. Having said that, I understood that my time was short. My understanding from what you had said was that you were going to give me an opportunity to ask the follow-up question I had. That's why I allowed that to continue, but really that time as a member of Parliament is my time to use as I see fit, and if I felt the witness was talking the clock out, I should have had the opportunity to ask him that question. I thought that's what you were indicating to me when you said you were going to allow that.
Mr. Chair, can you tell me what ruling you're making that says I can't as a member of Parliament use my time as I see fit during the questioning period that I have?