Before giving the floor to the hon. member for Scarborough—Rouge River, I want to say that the hon. member for Verchères is right.
The Speaker in this Chair at the time ruled on the flags that were here. And there are some here now.
I think the matter before us at the moment is very important for Parliament. I would kindly ask the following of all members here.
Please co-operate while I am listening to a point of privilege, a privilege that affects all of us in this House. Because it affects all of us, it affects all Canadians. So I would ask you very respectfully, while I am hearing this point of privilege please remove the flags or leave them on your desks for a minute. I go to the hon. member for Scarborough—Rouge River.