Thank you.
Chair, in the discussion about matters of order, Mr. Angus accused me of having a “bag of tricks”. Let me be very clear. I have no bag of tricks, but I do have a book of rules.
The nature of parliamentary committees is to be governed by rules. Those are rules that all members, especially members who act as chair, should be familiar with. I will simply invoke those rules. Those rules prescribe who speaks and in what order.
Mr. Angus is welcome to speak after the member who has the floor is finished speaking. I had the floor and did not, at any point, cede the floor.
Mr. Angus's heckling is actually useful for once because he says I had the floor, and then he says I lost the floor. Now, the only way I can lose the floor is if I cede the floor. There are other—