As the chief government whip says, five times.
The fact is that he is running for a particular position and he indicated very clearly that he was not going to leave his seat in the House until he got it. Why give up certainty and trade it for something so uncertain? He is staying as a member of the House and that is the case now.
If that situation changes before the House resumes in February, I am sure that Your Honour will want to bear that in mind when looking at the facts and assessing the situation in making a ruling on this point of order.
With great respect, the point of order is premature. The hon. member for Lethbridge should really get a grip on the rambunctiousness of some of his members. I realize it is Christmastime, but all the presents do now flow in December. Some of them may come on another day.
This application is premature. He should have waited, as he said he would do when he spoke to the Calgary Herald in November, until he is in a position where the Reform Party is the larger party and then make his claim.