Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order concerning my question during oral question period.
As you know, and as all of Canada knows as well, the incidents that took place in my riding of Acadie—Bathurst are not funny in the least. We know that fire was set to four boats, a fishery plant and a warehouse, and that more than 2,000 fish plant workers cannot return to work. Day after day, people rise in the House of Commons and ask the minister responsible to go to the region and try to settle it. The minister responsible for fisheries keeps saying he is too busy in Ottawa.
Mr. Speaker, I am having trouble understanding your decision. I would like to have an explanation at some point in order to know why you ruled in this way, particularly since the case of the member for LaSalle—Émard is raised here in the House every day. Why then pick on me, a member who just wanted to ask the question directly of the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, to get him to assume his responsibilities, to travel to the Acadian peninsula and settle the fisheries crisis? People are worried; families and children are suffering. It is his responsibility as a minister to come to our area and solve these problems,
I have trouble understanding why I was called to order for asking the question when all parties are asking questions about the member for LaSalle—Émard, and this has never happened before since I came here. I would like to understand your reasoning.