Order, please. I prefer not to have to interrupt hon. members when they are in the midst of their speeches, but there are many members who wish to participate in this time for questions and comments. I am stopping the clock here right now, so we are not going to take any more time away from the member.
It would help if members would direct their attention to the Chair in the midst of questions and comments. It would give me a chance to signal where we are in timing. Although there is nothing codified with respect to the limit for the time members should take to pose their questions or to respond, we will usually gauge the time by the number of people who are rising. If members see a lot of people standing up in questions and comments, perhaps they could keep their comments a little shorter. We will do our best to regulate that so we can get more members participating.
Just as a final reminder, questions and comments are for that purpose. I appreciate that members are trying also to get time in debate, and we will try to honour that as best we can. However, it is not a time for speeches; it is more for posing a question or a reflection on what the member has just said in his or her speech.
Questions and comments, the hon. member for South Okanagan—West Kootenay.