Mr. Speaker, I may disappoint my hon. colleague and surprise my friends from the Bloc Quebecois. You know, in the heat of the moment, we sometimes say things we later regret having said. Who knows if I did not say things today that will be thrown back in my face next month or the month after that.
If we go over everything I said since coming to this House, which is not that long ago, we shall notice that I have done my best to make a positive contribution, trying, successfully I hope, to avoid personal attacks. I may have ventured a comment here and there, like the one I made about Hull, which was meant as a joke.
Without repeating what my hon. colleague from Glengarry-Prescott-Russell said-and I am convinced what he claims to have heard was indeed said-I wish we could debate this issue with more rigour, raise the tone of the debate so to speak. I am directing my remarks to our colleagues from the Bloc Quebecois too. Instead of attacking one another, stirring up bad feelings, I would rather we proudly identify ourselves as Canadians. I am not ashamed to say that I am raising funds to protect people, because we are still-
Mr. Speaker, since I am running out of time, I will complete my remarks on this matter at a later time.