If I might take the liberty of a brief intervention on the matter of the adjournment proceedings. I did not interrupt the parliamentary secretary given the importance of the subject matter being raised by the hon. member for Delta.
However, as we continue our work in this new session I want to remind the House that presenters have up to four minutes and parliamentary secretaries on behalf of their ministers and the government have two minutes to reply. I would not want us to stray too far from that. As a matter of fact we should not stray at all from those limits. Understand that today I made an exception, but I would not want the House to interpret that we would take that same latitude at each and every occasion. I would ask you to be mindful of that in the days to come.
Pursuant to order made earlier today, the House resumes consideration of the motion of Mr. Gauthier, the member for Roberval, and of the amendment of Mrs. Brown, the member for Calgary Southeast.