Mr. Speaker, the Deputy Prime Minister knows that is simply not true. The House cannot vote non-confidence in a provincial legislature and it does not intend to on the federal legislature. Some issues are bigger than party lines and they are bigger than party discipline.
I am sure the Liberal whips are a powerful force, but then again a conscience can also be a powerful thing too. Having to look yourself in the mirror every day for the rest of your life, knowing you abandoned those suffering from hepatitis C, sort of puts party politics into perspective, does it not?
Why will the the Prime Minister not allow his members of parliament to do the right thing, vote for their constituents and vote with their consciences in a free vote in the House of Commons?