Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
When I was elected in 1993, my father told me that if my political opponents attacked me or insulted me, I should try to not respond. Now, he knows me and he knows that that is not in keeping with my temperament. It is not in my nature to not respond in kind. He added that I should tell myself that if they were acting that way it was because I had hit a nerve in them. That gives me some perspective on Mr. Lukiwski's accusations and the comments made by Mr. Poilievre.
I want Mr. Poilievre to know that today he has not seen me angry. He would have to see me in the House to know what I look like when I get mad. Indeed, as whip, I must set an example for my colleagues. I must also set an example in committee. I invite him to ask Mr. Preston and M. Lukiwski, and my good friend Scott Reid, the Liberals or Mr. Godin. You will know what I look like when I get mad.
I also want him to stop calling me his friend, because he is not my friend. Yesterday when he wanted to table a friendly amendment I told him that a friendly amendment was tabled by a friend. But he does not meet that criterion; he is not one of my friends. In fact, my friends' egos are much less developed than that of Mr. Poilievre. My friends don't...