Mr. Speaker, even the Bloc Quebecois should not be so presumptuous as to suggest that a person with business holdings in Quebec has no right to be a member of the federal cabinet. That would be ridiculous.
If the hon. member wants to discuss the ethical behaviour of the Minister of Finance, he should note that in 1989, the minister was the first person to disclose the full extent of his business holdings to all Canadians. I think that there is a place in Parliament for members like myself who do not have any holdings, as well as for others who do have such holdings. This makes for a sound democracy.