MATTERS OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE

The SPEAKER (15:10): I have received a letter from the honourable member for Goldstein proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The Government's failure to control its spending addiction, fuelling higher interest rates and higher prices. I call upon those honourable members who approve of the proposed discussion to rise in their places.

More than the number of members required by the standing orders having risen in their places—