Mr. Speaker, the charter also protects parliament and the operations of parliament. Quite frankly the public complaints commission was enacted and brought into being by an act of parliament.
The allegations that are constantly being brought forward by this member and members of his party do not reflect the fact that a specific complaint was lodged against a specific police force. There is an act of parliament which governs, enshrines and protects the laws of Canada. It has been brought into force to review the particular complaint in that situation.
We are asking, and I am quite confident we have the backing of all Canadians, to let the commission do its work. That is a very simple request. It is within the scope and the purview of parliament. It has been enacted by parliament. It operates at arm's length from the government. We have no active role. That is all we are asking for, to answer to the specific complaints and the specific allegations.
The posturing, the rhetoric and the ill conceived political grandstanding that have been constantly the trademark of the particular party across the way cannot interfere with the due process that must proceed and should proceed. The process was formulated by parliament in a non-partisan way. It was voted upon and enacted by parliament and should be outside the purview of parliament. It should proceed on its own merit and in its own way.
I simply ask for due process and justice to let the matter proceed.