I want to throw in my two cents. For a while now, certain members have raised points of order in the course of our meetings because they felt the comments of the member who was speaking were off topic. Both in the House and in committees, the member who is speaking is usually given a good bit of leeway. If a member isn't allowed to say two sentences that segue into the topic in hand, how can we debate anything?
I would ask this of you, Mr. Chair. When someone raises a point of order because they don't think the member's comments are germane to the subject before the committee, the member should be allowed to speak and given more leeway. It's ridiculous to interrupt the debate every single time someone feels a member has gone off topic.