Mr. Speaker, I do not believe that the matter has been clarified. It is important that the Speaker clarify this.
The point that was raised was that on occasion, given the rules of this House, unanimous consent is required in order to take a particular course of action. The point is that once unanimous consent is not given to a particular proposal, is it possible for that same proposal or that same initiative to come forward time and time again on the same day?
It seems to me if unanimous consent is denied when the question is put ab initio that should be the end of the matter for that day. Otherwise we are faced with a situation that defeats the whole purpose behind that rule that says you require unanimous consent in order to take a particular course of action.
If a single member of Parliament decides for whatever reason to deny unanimous consent in order to ensure that a particular initiative does not come forward on any given day, that person has to be glued to his or her seat for the entire day. That is not in keeping with the intent of that rule.