Mr. Chairman, I think it's unfair to ask the experts, because they deal with the substance of the bill; they're not experts on matters of parliamentary procedure. If we are following precedent and principle in terms of how we dealt with all the other matters that were deemed to be beyond the scope and therefore ruled out of order, it seems to me the same precedent and principle would have to apply here, if we want to be both principled and consistent.
On November 23rd, 2011. See this statement in context.