Exchanges take place in the House throughout question period, indeed throughout debate.
I did not hear the statement that was alleged to have been made. Surely we have to be able to tolerate a certain amount of give and take in the House. This is the point I would like to impress on the House. There are going to be times when words may or may not
have been used that hon. members say they heard. In my view this is not a point of privilege.
Privilege is about what would impede a person from speaking, from voting, from coming to the House. It was raised as a point of order and I ruled on this as a point of order.
In my view this is the same point and I would like the matter to rest there.