Madam Speaker, it is interesting that the state is re-educating our citizens and what their limits are on freedom of speech. Freedom of speech and religion mean nothing if the state is going to actively decide what is acceptable and what is not.
The strength of this nation is not the member across the way. It is not this institution. It is not the Liberal Party of Canada or its so-called monopoly on values. The backbone of this country is the high level of personal freedom and liberty we have. That is the backbone of Canada as a nation. That is what our veterans put their lives on the line for in two world wars. It is very dangerous for the state to be telling people what they can say and what they cannot say.
Men and ladies of the cloth deal with moral issues on a day to day basis, whether one is talking about war, family, marriage, just name it. They speak to these issues all the time because that is the nature of their occupation. It is really wrong that the state during an election campaign could tell people of the cloth to shut up, that they cannot speak on these issues during an election and to close down their churches or religion during the election period because the state does not like what they have to say on moral issues during an election campaign. That is wrong.