I want to continue on that point.
Mr. Chair, Mr. Proussalidis' article is out there. The public has read it. I agree that he has the right to write whatever he wants. People can buy his newspaper. The work of this committee, though, has an important obligation. It has an obligation to the House of Commons and an obligation to the Canadian people. Through my question of privilege in asking for censure, not censor, of Mr. Proussalidis' article it sends a message to the public that we as members of this House don't agree with the cynicism that is being fed to the Canadian people.
Given the fact that this committee's work is being cast in a negative light, we could send a message by saying we don't agree with that. We have confidence in the chair. We believe that the chair is measured. He's not frustrated by the process because that's his role as chair, to uphold the integrity of this committee. He has not snapped at members. He has ruled justly. He has not cut off people from debate. He has followed procedure.
By sending a message, by addressing this article, which in my belief is feeding the cynicism of the Canadian electorate, we send a message that we can also react to the way we are being portrayed, which is affecting our privilege as members. The more cynical the Canadian people become about our political process whether it be our work in the House of Commons, the work in the Senate, the other place, the work we do in committees, the more the cynicism of the Canadian electorate is fed, the less confidence they have in this process.