See, it was my choice, too, Mr. Holland, and I made the choice knowing that the seat of power in Ottawa was where I needed to be, and that's a choice that my family made. While I sympathize and empathize with the story that you told, back in May, I wrote you a letter, which you did not have the courtesy to respond to, suggesting that there were options available to Parliament that would deal with situations when we needed to be more empathetic and compassionate.
I'll bring you back to a situation. Shortly after you were elevated into your position, you pledged to Joan Bryden, formerly of the Canadian Press, that you would be “irrationally reasonable and logical” and that your job is to find areas of common ground. One of the things that we tried to find was common ground and consensus on how Parliament would work going forward, and in that letter I suggested several things to you, to which you did not respond. One of them was the ability for us to use the Standing Orders to pair, to be able to be empathetic and sympathetic. I'm wondering what your comments are on that.