There are no conditions, Sir, I withdraw it entirely. But I would like to remind the members that the Prime Minister, not the present one, but Mr. Mulroney, used that word, you can check the Chair's records, against the member for Shefford, Mr. Lapierre, who was then the Bloc Quebecois House leader. At that time, the Chair judged it to be acceptable. The Prime Minister had called Jean Lapierre "hypocrite" and "insignifiant". It appears that these words were found acceptable in the context they were used.
Personally, I find it unacceptable and I want to retract and apologize to the member for using it. But I want him to understand that what prompted me to do so, is that we do not accept that petitions dealing with official languages be tabled while saying: "I am tabling them but I do not support them". He should either agree or disagree. I like people who tell the truth.