You know, it's a little like whacking a mole. They keep on popping out of another hole, and that's the nature of their game.
What concerns me is that there are good people out there who look at politics and being in elected office as a way of doing good in society, doing good for our country. I think for the House of Commons to throw up its hands and simply say that this is always going to happen, that these criminals will always find another way of doing it.... If the House is not supportive of individual members in trying to find ways to lessen the impact of or the opportunities for that type of criminal activity, we are a poorer country for it.
On the whole issue of who Anonymous is, I don't think it's a particularly well-organized group. These are individuals, as far as I understand it, who can choose to belong to Anonymous whether other members of Anonymous want them to be there or not. In many respects these are individuals acting on their own. The fact that an individual can eventually be held accountable, whether it's through this type of process, a committee process, or through the criminal process, is an effort that is very necessary.
People like me and people like you have developed a thick skin. This is something we've been through and we probably will be through it many more times yet, but we owe something to younger parliamentarians or those who are looking at entering Parliament. What type of protection do we offer colleagues who choose to serve the public in this way? That's something that the House cannot give up on and needs to address, even though the challenge does appear to be overwhelming from time to time.