Madam Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague who recognizes that Yellowhead is the most beautiful riding in all of Canada. I do not think there is much argument there. It is second to his, I am sure.
Nonetheless, the question is very serious and very clear. I do not have a direct answer to it in the sense of what kind of motive might be there to be able to question any member of Parliament, whether they are backbenchers of the Liberal government or opposition members.
Absolutely, one of the things we have seen very clearly is that as soon as the government gets into trouble, it stirs up a hornet's nest someplace else to divert attention. That is the game of politics, we might say. This is a lever that could very easily be used in that way.
In seriousness, I do not think the bill should be used to play politics whatsoever. It should be fixed to deal with the lack of confidence that Canadians have in our parliamentary process and in parliamentarians. That is what this is all about. If it will not do that, then we have failed Canadians. We have not really done anything except continue to play the game, the charade.
We must work toward regaining the confidence and trust of Canadians and giving them the kind of democracy that they respect, that they deserve and that they want, which is to have their voices heard in this place, debated heartily and then voted on openly. Until we do that, we are going nowhere and the ethics commissioner and the bill will go down as an absolute joke as far as a piece of legislation that will address the problems is concerned.