Mr. Chairman, I had raised the issue of ministerial cars and of drivers who leave their car engines idling in cold weather. I know you want to defer consideration of this matter until next Thursday.
I spoke to a government colleague and there just may be a solution, if colleagues are amenable to a change. Instead of directly asking the Speaker of the House to enforce the directive of the former speaker, we could send a letter to the Board of Internal Economy requesting that an area be set aside for drivers to take refuge from the cold, because clearly we don't want them waiting outside. Workers are entitled to a heated environment.
According to Mr. Lukiwski, the government is prepared to resolve the problem. As far as I'm concerned, the problem could have been resolved right here, because I'm certain that the government has some free space in the Centre Block. There might even be some space available in the whips' offices, because the whip isn't on the ground floor, but on the second floor. Perhaps there is some unused space, but far be it for me to suggest which area should be allocated to them. Surely the party has a vacant office somewhere where drivers could wait --provided there is more than one area. This issue is one that should be resolved fairly quickly.