I'm sorry, but I'm pretty sure my son is watching right now. He's 34 years old. He's not a little kid. I know that what happens to me here bothers him a lot more than it bothers me. It has an impact on him and his family. I worry about our family's safety. I don't have young kids living at home anymore, but I do worry about MPs who have young kids and who are subjected to abuse.
In 2018, my son called out someone who attacked me online in The Oakville Beaver, our local newspaper. It doesn't really exist anymore, but it did a story about the bullying of MPs in politics. I do know that it has a huge impact on our families, and that's across party lines.
It also weighs into what we do and don't do. I actually sent him my speech last night, and then I asked him not to read it because I figured it would be better if he only heard it once and didn't read it ahead of time. I think it's harder on our families than it is for us as individuals. I think that you're correct; it does impact what we do and don't do in the House in anticipation of what might happen out in the real world.
