Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I did support the motion to report so that I could support my colleague Mr. Krutko from the Mackenzie Delta. Mr. Speaker, emotions were obviously running very high in this House today on the issue that was at hand. I heard Mr. Krutko speak with a great deal of emotion. Mr. Yakeleya speaks with a great deal of emotion. It is the nature of the work that we do that sometimes. That is the kind of impassioned debate and dialogue that takes place in this House.
Mr. Speaker, I supported Mr. Krutko to have the opportunity to raise this point of privilege at the earliest opportunity even though it meant delaying Committee of the Whole because I, myself, have been on the receiving end of comments from time to time, not lately mind you, but from time to time earlier on in my term by a Member that I perceived to be less than professional.
I do believe we, as Members, have an obligation to try to uphold a very high standard of professionalism and good conduct in how we treat each other.
I would also like to say to Minister McLeod that I do thank him very much for his very quick recognition of this exchange and his apology so as not to protract this matter. I thank him for having the good common sense and the humility to make an apology so quickly into this event. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.