House of Commons  Mr. Firth, there was a second part to that question.

House of Commons  The clock is stopped. The hon. member for Edmonton Griesbach.

House of Commons  This concludes the second round of questioning. Mr. Firth, would you like a pause before the House proceeds to the next round of questions?

House of Commons  The sitting is suspended to the call of the Chair. (The sitting of the House was suspended at 5:07 p.m.)

House of Commons  I will consult the Chair. To all hon. members, the process, which was set forth by the House, was that subsequent to the calling to the bar, the admonishment and the responding to questions and supplementary questions, the answers being provided by Mr. Firth would be referred to

House of Commons  What I understood Mr. Firth to say to the hon. member was whether he had to provide a response to the Speaker of the House. The point that I was making before, in terms of the order that the House had set out, the order that the House had passed, was that the testimony brought

House of Commons  I am going to ask the hon. member for Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan to rephrase the question.

House of Commons  We will stop the clock. I will invite the member for La Prairie to ask his question again.

House of Commons  I will stop the clock and ask the member to ask the question again.

House of Commons  Although there might not have been a question, if you would like to make a comment I will allow you to do so at this time.

House of Commons  The clock is stopped.

House of Commons  Yes, you do.

House of Commons  It is my duty to inform the House that Mr. Firth's presence at the bar is no longer required and that the order is discharged. Mr. Firth, you are now excused from the bar and will be escorted out by the Sergeant-at-Arms.

Pandemic Day Act  It being 5:44 p.m., the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at third reading stage of Bill S-209 under Private Members' Business. Call in the members.

Justice  Before I continue with question period and the next question from the hon. member for Thornhill, I am going to ask the member for Miramichi—Grand Lake as well as the member for Dufferin—Caledon to please wait their turns before taking the floor. The hon. member for Thornhill.