he can claim a sense of urgency at all. That issue has been before the House. We have had first reading, second reading of the bill. We have debated the bill in this House through a number of speakers over the past several weeks, and now, at the eleventh hour, because of some grandstanding by the member for Thompson before the standing committee is hearing the public on this bill, he now wants to have hearings all over the province of Manitoba. Historically, that has not occurred with respect to individual bills that are presented to the House and then heard by committee after second reading stage. The other items that he refers to are in fact consultation processes or are other processes such as the resolution on the constitutional amendment, things of that nature. They were not second reading public hearing process on bills. Now, in terms of not wanting to hear the public, I think the member is wrong. * (1540) Madam Speaker, I, as the House leader, called a public hearing last night, called it again for tonight, called it again for tomorrow morning, called it again for tomorrow night, called it again for Friday all day and, if necessary, will call it again on Saturday, Sunday and Monday until those people who wish to be heard are heard. Now, in terms of people from outside the city of Winnipeg who want to make presentations, we heard 24 presentations last evening, of which, I believe, approximately 20