Thank you, Mr. Chair.
It's always been my experience in this committee that members are given latitude to get to the point. It's the same thing in the House.
If Ms. O'Connell wants to keep cutting me off before I can make my point, then we can have a very long committee meeting today, or we can just get through what I'm about to say and move on in this discussion.
Standing Order 116(2)(a) says:
Unless a time limit has been adopted by the committee or by the House, the Chair of a standing, special or legislative committee may not bring a debate to an end while there are members present who still wish to participate....
Further, paragraph (b) of the standing order says:
A violation of paragraph (a) of this section may be brought to the attention of the Speaker by any member—