Personal Explanation

Voluntary Assisted Dying

The Hon. F. PANGALLO (15:34): I seek leave to make a personal explanation.

Leave granted.

The PRESIDENT: This does not include debate; it is a personal explanation.

The Hon. F. PANGALLO: No, it has nothing to do with that. I am just going to explain that in the minister's response he made reference to the fact that I was using it because I was an opponent of VAD.

The Hon. S.G. Wade: I did no such thing.

The PRESIDENT: We cannot debate—

The Hon. F. PANGALLO: I am not going to debate it. I am just saying I was misrepresented—

The PRESIDENT: You need to make your explanation.

The Hon. F. PANGALLO: I will make my explanation, that the minister has misrepresented the reasons for my making that question today. I just sought to get clarification on accuracy on a document that was sent out on government letterhead.