Mr. Speaker, I would like to point out that any of the commentary I have done in the past with regard to the Senate is party policy and something which a lot of Canadians support.
The hon. member has in a sense violated the privileges of a member of this place, a member of his own party, someone who stood up on a point of principle, someone who for the sake of his constituents did what he thought was right in resigning his position as parliamentary secretary. He is trying to do the best he can for his constituents.
The member has gone ahead and done something to deprive the former parliamentary secretary of acting on the will of his constituents. This is one of the most lowdown, dishonourable things the member could do. He deprived one of the members of this place who has lost a position because of his stand on principle the opportunity to put forward a question on this issue. The member across the way can go ahead and make aspersions on me, but how he can justify backstabbing one of his own on something he has personally suffered for in order to advance the cause of his constituents, is reprehensible.