Mr. Speaker, every once in a while I hear this member start out by making some sense. He even shows a bit of compassion when he talks about working with young people. I would believe that if he worked in the education system in his home community he probably was a decent person to those young people.
I do not know why he said these things. Why would he say that they should taste a piece of wood if he really cared about young people? I do not know why. I made the point that when we speak in this place we are accountable. Maybe the hon. member did not realize when he was talking to a reporter that the reporter would actually repeat it. Maybe that was the problem. He thought he was just kidding. I do not now, but it does not surprise me.