Madam Speaker, I have one comment and perhaps a question for the hon. member from Kamloops. I trust he is listening this time.
He gave a very graphic example and demonstration that we all feel toward his colleagues from time to time but he has had a chance to vent. His demonstration was well put. Hitting a child repeatedly on a day after day basis may create a tendency toward violence. I would hope that we in the House do not confuse child abuse with a swat on the backside at the appropriate time when other measures have not been effective or when a parent deems that to be effective. It would not be on a daily basis nor repeatedly hitting a child each time the child says something wrong, looks the wrong way or whatever. There is a time and a place for everything. We should not take that completely out of the hands of parents, especially when we tell them that we want to hold them responsible for the actions of their children.