I am sorry to interrupt. I let the first one go but this time around I just cannot accept it. The member knows full well that he cannot refer to the presence or absence of a member in the House so I would ask him to be careful. There is another member who wants to ask a question, so if you want to make it brief, you can have the opportunity to answer two of them. Right now you are answering the hon. member for Simcoe—Grey.
In the House of Commons on February 25th, 2003. See this statement in context.