Mr. Speaker, if the government House leader would let me continue, I would have an opportunity to establish a direct connection with the point raised by our colleague from the New Democratic Party.
A moment ago, and you did not interrupt him, our colleague from Saanich—Gulf Islands suggested that the ruling you had just made was not a real punishment of our colleague.
Anyone who knows the member for Roberval knows that he is an experienced parliamentarian with profound respect for parliamentary institutions and, as such, fully aware that his decision not to comply with your ruling—