I see that the hon. member for Skeena is not here. In the circumstances, I wonder if it might be appropriate to withhold the request to withdraw until the hon. member could be present and we could deal with the matter then. Clearly, he has certain rights in the circumstances to accept the parliamentary secretary's explanation or request that the matter be transferred for debate. I think it might be more appropriate if we wait until the hon. member is here, if that is agreeable to the parliamentary secretary.
Is that agreed?