Madam Speaker, it has been quite a day. Let us just summarize what has happened here today.
Of course the government is saying certain things. Members of the NDP are saying certain things and other parties are not saying anything. The government House leader stands up ranting and raving about procedures and standing orders and whatnot. It is unbelievable he would do that. We are following the standing orders and the procedures. He put a motion forward on this whole topic which is clearly in the standing orders. That is the procedure we are following here today.
He talked about the finance committee travelling and how important that is. Members of the NDP said the same thing. We know it is important, but we also know that it is mainly an exercise for the Minister of Finance to have a photo opportunity. I guess the member for Kamloops, Thompson and Highland Valleys is also in the photo-op. Perhaps that is why he was so upset earlier today.
It is obvious what is happening here today. There has been some procedural wrangling about this, that and the other thing.
The official opposition wants the aboriginal affairs committee to travel to British Columbia. We want the standing committee to go to British Columbia. Sure, we want the finance committee to have hearings as well. But fundamental to this—