Mr. Jean can say that because he has had the support of the NDP since the beginning, and he knows he is going to win. There is indeed a coalition between the NDP and the Conservative party.
Mr. Nadeau asked a valid question in an effort to understand the rationale behind the decision. If this keeps up, it will be next week before we find out what the rationale was. And we are not sitting next week. We are well within our rights.
When it comes time to study certain other bills, and all three opposition parties stick together, Mr. Jean will not be so quick to jump on the chair's ruling.
We asked a question: how is amendment BQ-9 related to amendment BQ-6? We are asking the chair to explain that to us.