On that note, outside of Bill C-65, we've been seeing in the House.... We have something called “parliamentary privilege”, which allows a member of Parliament to speak freely in the House and not be persecuted for what they say in the House. You mentioned, in your opening statements, Mr. Carney, and we've seen in the House statements made about Mr. Carney—who is not an elected official—questioning his integrity and so on and so forth.
Now, because that is happening inside the House of Commons, there is something called parliamentary privilege that protects members in being able to say such things, but what do you think about the impact, then, on regular Canadians who are considering running for office and see such things happening in the chamber? That maybe would make them contemplate whether or not they would want to run for office because they're seeing such things, and they would not actually fall under Bill C-65, under paragraph 91(1)(b) about false statements being made.
Is that accurate? What is to prevent a politician from standing in the House and attacking an adversary candidate running against them?