Mr. Speaker, yesterday, following question period, my colleague for Kindersley-Lloydminister rose on a point of order about the issue of sexual abuse of children on a reserve in Quebec.
When my colleague raised the point yesterday he was referring to the derisive and flippant reaction of government members to a question dealing with the serious issue of sexual abuse. However, the Speaker's ruling interpreted our point of order as being critical of the parliamentary secretary's use of language.
On behalf of my colleague, I want to assure the House that at no time we were referring to the fact that the parliamentary secretary was speaking in Inuktitut. We recognize his right to express himself in his native language.
We feel that the Speaker's interpretation-