Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend from Broadview-Greenwood. We have agreed on many things and I suspect on this issue probably we are not totally in disagreement.
We had a chat earlier about the whole idea of what due process is. If we were to look at a particular example-we would be naive if we did not address it-there is a situation in front of us in which we are looking at a member's credentials.
When talking about the due process of law, I am all in favour of that. I am sure both sides of this House are. The question would be what I asked my hon. friend this morning. I will ask him again. I know he cannot respond but I am sure many others will talk about this as the day goes on.
Why was due process not followed initially in the case of the member for Markham-Whitchurch-Stouffville? If this had gone through due process we would have seen that. If the issue of credentials was the only thing in question perhaps it would have been short circuited had the Prime Minister gone through due process by looking at the credentials and saying he would hold off on a decision until he had reviewed the situation.
It is a pretty big step to throw someone out of caucus. We witnessed it in the last Parliament. We have witnessed it here again.