As the chair of the committee, I've spoken with the clerk. Procedurally, every member has the right to be heard and to bring forward a motion to the floor to be heard.
Mr. Simard is in his rights, as a committee member, to be heard if he chooses to be heard. He put the motion on the floor. He has every right to that in this committee. He has that ability, just as everybody else does. He had the floor. He asked to be heard. If he wants to proceed in that challenge to the chair to be heard, he has the right to do so.
That's my ruling as chair, based on parliamentary procedure.