The Chair wants to first thank the hon. member for Winnipeg--Transcona who raised this matter and then the intervenors today on behalf of other parties who have expressed their concerns: the hon. member for Pictou—Antigonish—Guysborough, the hon. member for Saskatoon--Rosetown--Biggar, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, leader, the hon. member for Sarnia--Lambton and the hon. member for Acadie--Bathurst, all of whom have assisted the Chair with their arguments.
While I feel fairly sure of where I am going, I think I will take a little time, if the House will pardon me, to get my thoughts in some kind of more logical order than they would be if I were to start spouting now. I thank hon. members for their interventions on this point and I will get back to the House promptly.
We will now go to orders of the day.