This is an anecdote that will take tremendous latitude on your part, Mr. Chair, but Bill Blaikie, who's been mentioned in this place, was a wonderful parliamentarian. I recall once, in the Mulroney years, that there had been agreement by all House leaders that there would be no objections, that things were going to pass by unanimous consent. Unfortunately for the House, that night, Bill Blaikie came back having just seen Braveheart. Every single time they asked for consent he said “nay”. He insisted on standing every time, to oppose and draw things out. Sometimes you just feel inspired, if you're a Scot.
Anyway, Bill Blaikie is one of my heroes. There are very few parliamentarians who can carry off playing the bagpipes, although Sean Fraser from Central Nova does play the bagpipes quite well. Oh, and Chungsen Leung, a Conservative and person of....
I'll wrap up, but bagpipes are another important part of Canadian democracy. I just wanted to throw that in.