Mr. Speaker, the hon. member raises a point about presenting petitions on behalf of our constituents.
The point is that we do represent our constituents by the presenting of petitions, whether or not we concur with them. There are many that I presented in this House that I do not concur with and I have managed to slip that in after I have presented the petition. In the same way there are many that I personally support.
I do not agree with the member's theory that we should not be permitted to give our opinion on a petition. The fact is we present them on behalf of our constituents.