Mr. Speaker, I was a little taken aback by the suggestion that there was lying being done here. We do have the presumption of honesty of all hon. members.
We do have a situation here where the House leaders had some discussions and made some agreement. That is one group of people. The procedure and House affairs committee subsequently had a meeting and considered a motion, duly brought before the committee, in order, voted upon and reported to this House, and on which we are now moving concurrence. That meeting of another group of people, being the members of the procedure and House affairs committee, adopted a resolution that we make the provisional Standing Orders permanent.
I do not know how we get to the point where that is somehow a lie or breaking a trust or breaking anything when it in fact is a standing committee of the House of Commons that had a motion or an order before it which was in order and handled in accordance with the rules of Parliament. How could that be wrong?