Thank you, Chair.
I know there was some dispute at the end of the last meeting regarding who has the floor, and if you will allow me a moment, I would like to lay out precisely the rules that operate, because I think they will inform the credibility and the legitimacy of this committee going forward.
If a member is improperly deprived of the floor, they do have the right to raise these issues in the House. That has been established with the new Standing Orders. I reviewed the transcript of the committee meeting, and I want to read an exchange that happened immediately prior to when I sought to raise an issue of privilege.