Mr. Speaker, I want to raise with the Chair the fact that there appears to have been distributed on members' desks at least two pieces of literature, at least they have been distributed in this corner. If I read it correctly, one appears to be a piece of literature in favour of Bill C-33 and the other, if I read it correctly, appears to be a piece of literature against Bill C-33. I would like to know who authorized the distribution of these.
As a rule, parties distribute things on the desks of their members and sometimes the House leaves things on the desks for members. However, I have been here a while and I do not remember my desk
ever being turned into a post office or a propaganda platform for whatever position other members may wish to advocate.
I would like the Chair to review this matter and at some point to make it very clear that people should not be doing this sort of thing. We have the right to come to an empty desk. If there are messages there from the House or from our respective whips, fine, but let us not get into this business of having junk mail on our desks when we come into the Chamber.