I thank the hon. member for his point of order. Certainly relevance is an issue. I am mindful of the fact that in debate, even in committee of the whole on issues pertaining to the budgetary expenses, in this case, of the Department of National Defence, there is a broad range of liberty given to members. However, the debate should be centred on the expenses and the nature of programming as it relates to the department in question that is before us. I would ask the hon. parliamentary secretary to keep that in mind in the course of her remarks and comments.
The hon. parliamentary secretary.