Mr. Speaker, many interesting points have been made by members. I would ask the member to consider whether or not this place should be operated in a sense of rigidity and that all things should be applied to the full extent and letter of all the rules and procedures of this place, or whether or not a certain discretion should be used given that the objective is that the House should be working. I think we all know the old saying about being careful of what you ask for because you may very well get it.
I am concerned as a backbencher that if we continue to abuse the privileges and the rights we have in this place what will happen is that we will be forced to undertake certain reforms within this place which in fact will tighten the rules even further and further erode the privileges, rights and opportunities that ordinary members of parliament have in this place.
I just pose to the member whether or not in terms of the ultimate outcome here the discretion and the wisdom of the Chair applied in this case were appropriate and indeed in the best interest of this place.