Thank you.
Mr. Farrant, you spoke briefly about something that is very disturbing to me and, I think, to all Canadians. That's the fact that two NDP members of Parliament who represented their constituents—whom you also represent with your organization in Ontario, because these two NDP MPs are from Ontario—were penalized severely by their party for consistently representing the constituents' views on this issue. They say they were never told this was a whipped vote. No one ever went to them and advised them of the consequences.
Bruce Hyer and John Rafferty have consistently stood up for their constituents, and they have now been severely penalized by the NDP, which would rather hear from some union representatives than their own members of Parliament who represent their party.
Can you please explain to all of us on this panel what message that sends to the people you represent in Ontario about how well respected their views are by the NDP?