The Chair is mindful of the comments and thanks hon. members on every side for their very useful contributions on this point. I may say that the citation from Beauchesne's that the hon. government House leader referred to is perfectly correct, sound and based, I am sure, on long practice in this House.
However, I think the question that the hon. member for Wild Rose asked had to do with the constitutional niceties of Senate elections. While it may have been directed to the Minister of Justice incorrectly in her capacity as a regional minister—and I agree with the citation that questions ought not be directed in that way—it did concern something of her duties as Minister of Justice in some vague way.
The Deputy Prime Minister chose to answer the question and I think everyone was satisfied with the answer, as they were with the question.
Everybody is happy. Beauchesne's has been complied with, the rules have been complied with, and we will continue with another question period on another day.