Mr. Speaker, the member will know that I have only the highest regard for him as an individual and for his history in parliament. I have been very impressed in the last few weeks with some of his sage wisdom that he has given to parliament.
I will not debate him on the issue that he has just put forward. I have a fundamental disagreement with his thesis. I would like to give him and perhaps the New Democratic Party an opportunity to go on record about a related issue. I sincerely respect the New Democratic Party, particularly this member, and the fact that they have a particular perspective. They want to go to Quebec to make those statements.
I also sincerely respect other thoughtful Canadians who hold to that perspective. I would like to give him the opportunity to make some comment about those who take the credibility of thoughtful people like him and others who want to protest and take it to the anarchistic extreme.
It is unfortunate that the government has had to put up barriers and walls and take other security measures. I would like to give the member and his party the opportunity to say that they want to have the right to democratically attack this summit, that they want the right to demonstrate peacefully and that they want the right to make their statement as forcefully as they possibly can, but that they resent and reject the anarchistic tendencies of some who will be coming with the avowed intention to get up to anarchy and public mischief.