Mr. Speaker, I will limit my answer to Parliament's jurisdiction. I said that the statements made in the member's communiqué had been made outside of the House, and therefore were not covered by parliamentary privilege. He can be prosecuted in civil court.
I only said that it had nothing to do with Parliament. In other words, we are limited to the old impeachment process, which is interpreted in a very restrictive manner nowadays.
The merits of his conversation, of his discourse, have nothing to do with this House today. He is subject to civil court. It is up to him to invoke his parliamentary privilege. I for one believe that his parliamentary privilege does not apply when he is outside of the House or of the parliamentary precinct. This is why I said that this debate, by emphasizing what he said, is going beyond the mandate and powers of Parliament.