Mr. Speaker, I have listened carefully to this representation. While I would not disagree with all or the greater portion of what was said, I suggest to the Chair that it would be inappropriate at this juncture to interpret what the procedure and House affairs committee reported to the House. It is equally or even more inappropriate to second guess the ruling of the Speaker.
If what we have here is a stick handling, a legal compliance with the rules of the House for Private Members' Business, that is every member's right and privilege. I am not so sure that the procedure that has been used to date is so egregiously out of order that it should cause the Speaker to further intervene.