Madam Speaker, yesterday in the House, the hon. member for Mississauga—Erin Mills rose on a point of order stating that she had been denied an opportunity to participate in debate at the public accounts committee. She confessed that it was unusual, because the Speaker does not normally intervene in committee matters. As chairman, I thought I should respond to the hon. member's point of order.
I would like to first assure the House that debate had collapsed. The member in question did not notify me or the clerk of the committee of her desire to join debate. After the last speaker, I waited a few moments, looking for any other speaker, at which point I called the question. The—