I address myself directly to you, my colleague, the hon. member for Laurier-Sainte-Marie. This is no longer a question of what one member said or what another member said.
My colleague, we surely do not want to precipitate the crisis which would prohibit the House from continuing with its work for the day.
The hon. member suggests it was a personal attack. I will undertake later on in the day to review the blues to see if it was a personal attack. In the meantime, my colleague, it is no longer a question of whether it was a personal attack, what was said and what was not said, it is a request from your Speaker to withdraw the words "elle a menti".
I would once again ask the hon. member if he would withdraw those words so that we can get on with the business of the House.