I listened very patiently to the remarks of the previous speakers and they, the great advocates of democracy in what they refer to as an important debate, perhaps would care to listen for a few minutes and at the same time give the same respect that was given to them not that long ago. Mr. Speaker, you will recall that on October 31 during question period the member for Lethbridge, the House leader of the Reform Party, asked a question which was tantamount to asking the government to recognize his party as the official opposition.
Monsieur le Président, vous vous souviendrez que, le 31 octobre 1995, pendant la période des questions, le député de Lethbridge, le chef du Parti réformiste, a posé une question au gouvernement par laquelle, à toutes fins pratiques, il lui demandait de reconnaître son parti comme l'opposition officielle.