Mr. Speaker, I quoted Standing Order 16, which deals with the decorum that must prevail.
It seems to me that, in such a deplorable situation, because we did not get the same interpretation of the comments made by the member for Abitibi, it would be normal for the hon. member to apologize, or for the Chair to call him to order.
In this particular case, the member apologized to postal workers, but offered no apologies to the House and to our institution. I would like to see him do just that.