Thank you, Mr. Speaker. On November the 29th, Mr. Dent raised a point of order on a Member's Statement I had made earlier that day. I had indicated I would like to respond later, and I would like to provide that response now.
There seems to be a couple of concerns raised by Mr. Dent. First, he felt that I was suggesting that the constitutional package represented a government position. I would like to clarify, Mr. Speaker, that I did not state that the constitutional package was a government proposal, nor did I say that the government had endorsed the proposed package yet. I did say the government could not afford to sit back and accept a proposal that would divide northerners.
Mr. Dent's second concern was my comment about the government behaving irresponsibly. In my statement, I did not say the government was irresponsible but instead that if the government endorsed the current constitutional proposal that action would be irresponsible. I hope that helps you, Mr. Speaker, in making your ruling. Thank you.