Mr. Speaker, I fully concur with the sentiments of the hon. member that the kind of activity that was tantamount to lobbying on the floor of the House via pamphlets is unacceptable.
Earlier today I discovered a document which was unsigned and was in only one language. I removed it from the desks of Liberal MPs, as it is my job as the government whip to do so. I had no such authority to remove it from the desks of other members. As to the second document, I did not authorize it in any way and only saw it after question period started.
The two documents were not authorized by me. In the case of the first one, I personally removed it from the desks of hon. members because no such authority had been sought from nor given by me.