Mr. Speaker, first of all, I want to assure you that my hearing is perfectly fine. Second, I would like to say that having a mother who had a hearing impairment, any jokes about hearing impairment I find personally offensive. Third, I was sitting in my seat attempting to listen to you, but the noise of people coming in from the other side actually hindered my ability to hear. I was not hearing what was said, and I was very appreciative to have a chance to try to hear it again. Last, I make the point about the noise of the people coming in from the other side very cautiously, because I know it is also against the rules of the House to ever indicate whether someone is present or absent in the House.
Therefore, on all those accounts, I would appreciate, in fairness, and to the importance of parliamentary democracy, that we hear the question and we are allowed to vote.