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I like to maintain a level of collegiality at this committee, because I think it's important in terms of the work that we do. Therefore, I don't always enforce the letter of the law, as it were, in terms of how questioning should proceed. But when you talk about your rapid-fire style of questioning, Mr. Benoit, well, quite frankly, that is completely against the rules of the committee in terms of interrupting the witnesses. The witnesses are here for a reason. They're here to make a presentation and they're here to respond to questions. They're not here to respond necessarily to your particular agenda on any particular day. The Standing Orders and the rules say very clearly that when witnesses are answering questions, they're to be treated with courtesy and fairness. That means they are to be allowed to respond fully to your questions.
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