Mr. Speaker, I admire the member for St. Catharines. I think he has been a pretty good and calm individual in the House. He has obviously expressed his friendly relations with the Speaker.
The issue to me is really one of the legislative counsel. The legislative counsel brought this concern to the House. I would like to know from the member if he thinks that legislative counsel should be able to keep a bond of client-solicitor privilege with members it has received documents from. This is one of the things that causes me concern. I believe this is a very special privilege and somehow it seems to have been eroded a bit with this issue.
Could the member comment specifically on the issue of client-solicitor privilege as it relates to legislative counsel?