On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 39, I placed question
No. 91 on the Order Paper on October 4, 1994. That was 186 days ago.
Last week, on the same point of order, the hon. parliamentary secretary to the House leader said that: "The Minister of Supply and Services has been working diligently", and that he would be in a position to answer my question soon.
It is my understanding that on all Order Paper questions the government does try to meet the 45-day period. One hundred and eighty-six days is an unacceptable length of time to respond to my question.
Would the hon. member please define what he means by "soon" and advise me as to when I will receive an answer to the question I asked six months ago?