Resignation of the Speaker  It is with a heavy heart that I rise to inform members of my resignation as Speaker of the House of Commons. It has been my greatest honour as a parliamentarian to have been elected by you, my peers, to serve as the Speaker of the House of Commons for the 43rd Parliament and the

Rick O'Brien  The hon. member for Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston is rising on a point of order.

Rick O'Brien  All those opposed to the hon. member's moving the motion will please say nay.

Rick O'Brien  This is a he-said-she-said situation. I rely on hon. members for what goes on. We are going to check the blues, see what we have and come back to the House should we see fit.

Rick O'Brien  All those opposed to the hon. minister's moving the motion will please say nay.

Rick O'Brien  Order. I ask the hon. member to start over—

Rick O'Brien  Order. I ask the hon. member to start over. I did not hear what he started with or what he was saying, and I want to hear what he has to say.

Rick O'Brien  Order, please. I am going to ask the Clerk to come up and try to figure out what is going on here so that we can make a call on it. I am curious to see where the hon. member for Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley is going. He will please get to the point.

Rick O'Brien  I am going to have to interrupt. I am afraid this is getting into debate more than anything else, and I cannot take a point of order on something that has already been voted on. I am just trying to make some sense out of it. I will let the hon. member go a bit further, but I am

Rick O'Brien  I am afraid this is debate. The hon. member for Calgary Nose Hill is rising on a point of order.

Rick O'Brien  All those opposed to the hon. member's moving the motion will please say nay.

Rick O'Brien  I understand that there have been discussions among representatives of all parties in the House and that there is an agreement to observe a moment of silence in honour of the fallen RCMP officer in Coquitlam, British Columbia. [A moment of silence observed]

Guests in the House of Commons  The hon. member for Mégantic—L'Érable.

Guests in the House of Commons  The hon. government House leader.

Guests in the House of Commons  The hon. member for Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman.