Mr. Speaker, if I have ever heard a case of the pot calling the kettle black, this is it. Today during question period we had hon. members in this House accusing other members of committing criminal acts, such as influence peddling, and yet they rise to talk about imputing motive.
Some of the accusations that were made today are perhaps a thousand times more severe, and would merit the admonition of the Speaker, than something such as questioning whether someone is loyal or disloyal to a particular cause. Language was used today in the House by some hon. members accusing other members of parliament of influence peddling. If it cannot be repeated outside, it should not have been said at all and it should be withdrawn.