I apologize to the hon. Leader of the Opposition, but the same rule applies to the hon. leader as applies to everyone else, which was set by the Speaker of the House: that we will stick to the motion before the House. The motion before the House, which the hon. member read again into the record, is not the resignation of the minister but the motion to go before the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs. I will apply it very strictly, as the Speaker so instructed me and others in the House.
In the House of Commons on February 1st, 2002. See this statement in context.