Mr. Speaker, prior to the vote the government whip was seeking unanimous consent, with the concurrence of the other whips, to have private members' votes today voted on last. I interpreted that to mean private members' business was not as important as government business. If that is not the case and the government would like to explain the reasons why it wants it done that way I would be pleased to reconsider my objection.
In the House of Commons on November 5th, 1996. See this statement in context.