Mr. Speaker, in response to the comment made by my colleague from the Progressive Conservative Party, I must say that I did not find his arguments very compelling either.
He should know, which does not seem to be the case, that members of the opposition have very few recourses in the House. I heard the parliamentary leader of the New Democratic Party say this morning that, yes, the problem raised by the Bloc Quebecois was serious, but it was not the right solution.
I agree with him. We proposed another solution before that. We proposed that this whole issue be referred to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, but the Speaker refused. What kind of recourse do we have left after that?
Once the basic relationship of confidentiality and trust with certain officials of the House has been breached and once the Speaker has ruled that everything is all right, that there is no problem, that there will be no discussion and no attempt to find a solution, there is no other option for us, as members of an opposition party, than to say that we think the Speaker did not give a good ruling and that, consequently, we cannot have confidence in that ruling.
What kind of recourse do we have left? Maybe the brilliant and distinguished member for Richmond—Arthabasca will be able to find an answer to this question for me.