Mr. Speaker, earlier today the Speaker made a lot of commentary in this place about the need for evidence on questions of privilege. You will forgive us, Mr. Speaker, if we require evidence that somehow somebody could not hear a question when a bunch of people rushed in here on a question of confidence and when the government likely did not have the numbers to support a vote.
In a week when we have seen the justice committee shut down, when we have seen member after member shut down in their ability to vote, we need to question the ability of this place to function with respect to our democracy.
I rise in support my colleague, the deputy House leader of the opposition party, in the need to suspend the House and ensure that there is evidence, so if you were ruling, Mr. Speaker, that somehow these people were not here and did not hear, that we as members could ensure our privilege were respected and that evidence that somehow they did not hear this was respected to ensure this vote and this place is functioning with respect to our democracy.