Madam Speaker, I would like to hear my colleague's opinion on question period. This morning, I spoke about a situation we recently experienced. The Speaker of the House intervened in order to cut off certain types of questions relating to something that was happening in Quebec City but that could have an impact on us. We felt that our questions were valid.
The Chair would not entertain our arguments, so we asked for a Speaker's ruling on the matter. If the Chair starts controlling the content of the questions, should they not also look at controlling the content of the answers?
When ministers give an answer that is completely off topic, should they not be required to start over and stick to the subject at hand, as the member was asked to do earlier at the beginning of his speech? What does my colleague think about that?