Mr. Speaker, the essential thing we are discussing here is a breach of parliamentary privilege.
I would like to point out that it goes beyond that: this House is representative of the people of Canada. The issue is of national importance. It is incumbent on us to discuss it here. But when we do so, we are doing so on behalf of all Canadians. All Canadians have been sitting by for months looking at the issue and asking: "What is happening?"
I would suggest that many of us as members of Parliament have received words, letters, protests from citizens asking: "What are you doing?"
I suggest that in addition to addressing the privileges of Parliament in this issue we are also addressing offences, if not in law as pointed out by the last member, in the privileges of the Canadian people.