Mr. Speaker, this past weekend was a sad one for democracy in Quebec City and in our hemisphere.
While I totally condemn the unacceptable violence suffered by some of the police officers, I must draw attention to the disturbing and illegal actions of the police who attacked peaceful protestors outside the wall.
I was there, near the rue Saint-Jean, when the RCMP, without provocation, attacked over 200 peaceful demonstrators, who were sitting in the street chanting. They attacked the crowd with tear gas and plastic and rubber bullets. I was hurt in the leg, myself, by one of these bullets.
My colleagues and I demand a public and an independent inquiry into the events. The leaders spoke of democracy inside the wall. Outside the wall, democracy was under attack.