I think the hon. member should retract insulting the Chair like that right now. Please retract your comment in my regard. We will deal with the point of order once we deal with the comments regarding the Chair that I just heard. Would the hon. member please retract his comment with regard to the Chair. The hon. member for Kindersley-Lloydminster, please retract your comments to the Chair.

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Reform

Elwin Hermanson Reform Kindersley—Lloydminster, SK

I am not sure which comments the Chair is referring to.

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The Acting Speaker (Mrs. Ringuette-Maltais)

With regard to my not being able to have it both ways. Could you please retract those comments right now.

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Elwin Hermanson Reform Kindersley—Lloydminster, SK

I wonder if the Chair understood what I meant when I said "couldn't have it both ways".

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The Acting Speaker (Mrs. Ringuette-Maltais)

Hon. member, would you please retract your comments now.

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An hon. member

Shame.

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The Acting Speaker (Mrs. Ringuette-Maltais)

Do you not want to retract your comments?

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Elwin Hermanson Reform Kindersley—Lloydminster, SK

I do not understand what the Chair is asking me to retract. I did not do anything that was unparliamentary.

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The Acting Speaker (Mrs. Ringuette-Maltais)

I will deal with this issue and your comments after I discuss this with the Speaker of the House. I am not pleased at all.

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Garry Breitkreuz Reform Yorkton—Melville, SK

Madam Speaker, I rise on a point of order that regards the happenings in the House in the last few moments.

I am very concerned with what I have seen happen. The Speaker asked for someone to rise and address the issue at hand. That person was not present in the Chamber. A few moments previous to that, because the member was not present-

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The Acting Speaker (Mrs. Ringuette-Maltais)

The first person to talk on this bill is a member of the government. It is supposed to be the parliamentary secretary to the minister.

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An hon. member

He is not here.

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An hon. member

Point of order.

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The Acting Speaker (Mrs. Ringuette-Maltais)

We will move on.

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An hon. member

Point of order.

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The Acting Speaker (Mrs. Ringuette-Maltais)

Is the hon. member speaking on this motion for the government?

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An hon. member

Point of order.

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The Acting Speaker (Mrs. Ringuette-Maltais)

The hon. member.

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An hon. member

Point of order.

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The Acting Speaker (Mrs. Ringuette-Maltais)

We have dealt with your point of order. We are moving on with comments on this item. The hon. member.

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Liberal

Shaughnessy Cohen Liberal Windsor—St. Clair, ON

Madam Speaker, I am pleased to rise today to say a few words in support-