He was still able to stand and answer every question.
Mr. Chair, if the Prime Minister is there every day, he can stand and answer every question or any question that he chooses. Personally, I know there are times.... I think I asked him a question last week that he didn't answer—it went to another person—but he was in the House, which was great. It's always great to see our Prime Minister there; it gives our opposition leaders an opportunity to ask the questions.
I like the idea of having a prime minister's question period. I think it's a great idea. The one thing I would love to see done differently in question period is to give actual answers. I think that is a novel idea. I brought it up before, when we stood in the House in a take-note debate and talked about changing the way Parliament operates.
I don't have the benefit of having been in the House when things were done in the last Parliament, but I can tell you this. The gobbledygook or verbal gymnastics that we hear from a minister or a parliamentary secretary holding on to and reading from their speaking points is—