Thank you,
Mr. Speaker. I was going to rise on my own point of order, but I will instead speak to this particular point of order put forward by my colleague.
Personally, I want to state that the Member did not speak to defend; he did not speak to argue the case. He was silent, as was my colleague Mr. Yakeleya. There were three of us named, and things were attributed to us.
Within the context of the debate and the debate that’s been going on in this House, in my opinion, there was an imputation, first, that Ministers have been favouring themselves in terms of how projects are being distributed, and then now we’re doubly upset because the decision has been made to delete some of them. I don’t think that’s a fair characterization. I think it’s contrary to the rules.
I agree with my colleague. He did not say a word, nor did Mr. Yakeleya, and the Member opposite took it upon himself to define what they were feeling and attribute motive to them that was in no way verbalized in this House. I think it’s beyond what is acceptable in terms of the rules of debate before this House.