Madam Speaker, earlier today I raised a point of order because according to Standing Order 74(2), ironically enough the same standing order you just read, the whip of the party has to be present at which time members are given the right to divide their time.
The Speaker ruled that standard convention was that this be allowed to happen regardless of the fact that it goes contrary to the standing orders, which clearly state that the whip must be present. The Speaker ruled at the time that standing convention was that the speech was divided into two, and that was accepted practice.
I contend that the accepted practice of the House is that they are two distinct speeches, as outlined by my colleagues. If it is standard practice—