Mr. Speaker, I wish to respond briefly to my hon. friend the government House leader.
I am aware of the fact that the official opposition has requested time to present its view on this extremely important point of order. I say that not out of any personal hubris but because I think it is a matter that should occupy us, and it has occupied previous Parliaments, but not in the form in which the House leader misconstrued my argument.
I was not selective in quotes. When I quoted Speaker Lamoureux, it was to point out that what he referred to was the problem of omnibus bills—