I thank the hon. parliamentary secretary for his intervention. He is correct. I must confess that I did not pick up on the commentary of the member for Beloeil—Chambly in that respect. Members are not permitted to make reference to the absence or presence of members in the chamber. There is a long history of practice and convention in that regard.
I would ask the hon. member for Beloeil—Chambly to avoid those kinds of comments.
Resuming debate. The hon. member for Beloeil—Chambly.