Mr. Speaker, Canada owes its excellent reputation on the international scene to, for instance, its high standards of tolerance, freedom and respect. We encourage debate because the clash of ideas generates the spark of understanding.
These fundamental values which are the pride of our country were crudely trampled yesterday in a caricature published by the Ottawa Sun . This caricature is not only in poor taste, it is insulting and offends any sensible person who sets moral values above basely partisan considerations.
I know I am speaking for all my colleagues when I clearly and unequivocally condemn this attack on our colleague, the hon. member for Lac-Saint-Jean. I hope that in future we will take an even firmer stand and show we will not tolerate this kind of degrading caricature that attacks an individual's physical integrity.