It brings me back to the fact that it was the year we saw the election of a large number of new MPs. I'd have to go back and look at the numbers, because I'm not sure, but I think in 2015 there might have been more new members than in the 1993 election. We basically saw two new parties come into existence in the House of Commons, with a significant new cohort, both within the Bloc and within the Reform Party. Going forward, I think that contributed to why we saw this increase in namings—this increase in disruption within the House of Commons—for the remaining nine years.
The first Bloc instance of an MP being named was in September of 1994. Again, as we often see, there are issues at play that aren't necessarily related to the issues at hand. In this case, it was the discussion in the House on compensation for the 1992 referendum on the Charlottetown Accord. The argument was that there was a deal between Brian Mulroney and Robert Bourassa to pay Quebec back for the costs. The MP at the time was a gentleman by the name of Gaston Leroux, MP for Richmond—Wolfe, Quebec, a Bloc Québécois MP. He made some accusations during question period, and made the comment that a member of the House was lying. Again, he was using words and parliamentary privileges that were not appropriate.
The decision was made to name him and remove him from the House of Commons. Interestingly, the Speaker actually provided him with multiple opportunities. He wasn't simply being named and being thrown out. He probably had four or five different opportunities to withdraw the offending language and it didn't happen.
The Leader of the Opposition at the time was a gentleman by the name of Lucien Bouchard. He actually tried to argue with the Speaker and disagree with the ruling. Of course, as we know, you cannot challenge the Speaker's ruling at this point, so the attempted argument by Mr. Bouchard was quickly dismissed. A former Speaker at the time, Lloyd Francis, also from the Ottawa area, said that Speaker Gilbert Parent was showing way too much patience with MPs and should have thrown him out even sooner.
I would read my thesis, but it is yet unpublished. My thesis is on the role of the caucus meeting.