Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I think everyone in the House recognizes that members' statements are an important opportunity for members to pay tribute to people in their ridings, constituents and organizations, but also to highlight events or situations of concern.
This week, on several occasions, some extremely sensitive subjects were presented during members' statements. At times, it was impossible for us to concentrate on delivering our statements properly because the background noise was literally deafening.
Mr. Speaker, I would ask you to keep a close eye on this. No one member's statement is more important than another's. All members' statements should be received with the same level of silence and respect by the House. It is up to you, with all due respect, to ensure that there is silence when members are giving their statements. I ask you to pay attention to this, because this week has been particularly difficult.