Mr. Speaker, my colleague raises some very cogent points. I would suggest to him, though, that the word rigidity is a bit of a loaded word. When points of order and questions of privilege are brought forward to the Chair a precedent or what has happened before is always consulted. We have Beauchesne's referred to in almost every case, both by those who bring forth points and by the Speaker in responding to them and making rulings.
There has to be some stability and some order in the way these things are approached. We cannot sort of have one thing one day and another thing another day like situational justice. There has to be some order and some reason for things that are done.
The member talks about wanting to make sure the House works. The simple answer to that is for whom. We disagree with things that Bloc members have done but they are part of the democratic process and have a right to have the House and the process work for them as well. I think we need to be very fair minded about that.
The member scared me a bit when he said we would be forced to change the rules. It sounds like a bit of a threat. I would say with the government's majority and with some of the things its members have attempted in the last few days, perhaps that would not be a good thing to put on the table during this debate.