Mr. Speaker, we are seriously concerned with the process of this decision.
As mentioned in your answer, the point is that we are talking about two bills. One is from the government and one is from a member of the official opposition, the member for Saskatoon—Grasswood. The government had the chance to explain itself, and I officially ask that this member of Parliament speak on behalf of his private member's bill here in the House of Commons.
This decision has been made without considering the fact that this member of Parliament had asked to talk about his bill. Unfortunately, because of the decision made right now, he will not have that chance. We are seriously concerned.
This sets a very unfortunate precedent and we have some serious concerns. When a member's own private member's bill is affected by a decision, the member should at least have the right to address the House if they want. We made an official request to do so in this case, but the member was unfortunately unable to speak.