Madam Speaker, I would like to state how preposterous it is that we are in the House of Commons, the law making body of our country, debating something so entirely stupid and ridiculous. This should not be a question in anybody's mind. I submit to members that the only people who have a question as to the appropriate thing to do here are the Liberal MPs.
I spent the last couple of days talking to my constituents and they say in no uncertain terms to exercise our authority and end possession of child pornography, to take whatever steps we have to.
The media unfortunately are reporting that Reform is bringing this to a vote for partisan purposes. That is not the story. The story is that 70 Liberal MPs signed their name demanding exactly what we are asking for here today and now they are going to reverse their decision. Why? For one reason. They were ordered by a dictator, a dictator who does not allow free votes in the House of Commons, a dictator who appoints all senators so there is no body above the House of Commons to intervene when decisions are not made with proper thought. Furthermore, he is a dictator who appoints all the supreme court justices.
We have the three major institutions in this country that act in passing and enforcing laws under the control of one man and tonight he is going to force these MPs to vote against the wishes of surely most every Canadian who is not a demented pervert.
I would like the hon. member for Lethbridge to let me know his opinion of the authority that is vested in one individual who does not allow free votes, appoints all senators and all supreme court justices. What is the member's opinion of Jean Chrétien?