Mr. Speaker, I think the hon. member should be stripped of his critic's position after his unwarranted assertions in his questions. The hon. secretary of state has recognized in her place in the House that she made a mistake. She fulsomely apologized.
I notice that the acting mayor of Prince George said in a news interview:
Well I'm very disappointed with her performance yesterday, but frankly Miss Fry has done some very good work on multicultural issues and racism issues and I appreciate that work.
The acting mayor went on to say:
—I would hope that they would look at the history and if it was simply a mistake made yesterday, we should forgive her—