Mr. Speaker, I would like to make a comment and to ask my colleague from Bourassa a question.
I think the hon. member raises some very important points. This is my first term as a member of parliament.
It is my first mandate as an elected official to the House of Commons. One of the first things I learned here is that the work of a parliamentarian takes place in the House and it also takes place in the committees. The hon. member for Bourassa made an excellent point when he gave out the numbers as to the permanent committees of the House that were sitting this morning and who was actually there. I think the point was very well taken.
When the hon. member says:
“The deform party is fond of props”, I must say he—