I thank the parliamentary secretary. Standing Order 15 covers whether one can or cannot make reference, at the present moment and during sitting days, to the presence or absence of members, because members have House business and parliamentary business to conduct outside of the chamber. That has always been interpreted to mean that during a sitting day, one cannot make reference to the presence or absence of a member.
The petition was certified by the member and by the clerks. This is a petition presented by the people of Canada in her riding who have signed it. Also, it makes past-tense references. The member did not make reference to today's sitting or to the present moment either.
Members are allowed to table those petitions as long as they stick directly to the text of the petition, which I understand is what she did. I do not find that a rule has been broken here.
The parliamentary secretary knows how much I love the Standing Orders, especially Standing Orders 15, 18 and 10.