Mr. Speaker, I just want to clarify and I want to make sure that my colleagues fully understand my interpretation. I appreciate the opposition member's statement, and this is my interpretation.
I was not here for the first reading, which was was followed by the member for Winnipeg North's saying that he did not hear. I was not here for that reading. Therefore, I abstained from voting. I sat in my seat.
I want to be clear for members on the other side that if they were not here for that reading of the question, they were not eligible to vote.