Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I think this is the point. Mr. Kennedy has served for more than a decade in houses of Parliament, and he should know better, quite frankly.
I want to be clear--I did bring this forward last time, Mr. Bevington--that according to the rules, only the House can decide that a breach of privilege or contempt has been committed. I know that Mr. Kennedy already agrees that there has been a breach. But certainly it's the role of the chair to determine whether the matter touches on a breach. It's our job to refer it to the House so that the Speaker can then rule on it. It's not our job to determine the breach and accept an apology; it's our job, and we're under mandate, to report it to the House and to the president.