Mr. Speaker, I listened closely to the member for Palliser. I know he has drawn a line in his conversation and his presentation in saying that there should be strong action taken against child pornographers and that he would like to see longer sentences for those who sexually exploit children, which is well and good. I think we as members of Parliament should be making that very clear, and that children should be at the top of our list.
He also has sort of shaped the Conservative Party as wanting to paint a broad brush and throwing out the net to catch everybody who even thinks or believes that there is a child molester or pornographer around every corner and that every artist is in that category. I want to correct the member because I believe our party does not stand for those things, as he attempted to portray two or three times during his presentation. I believe we have led the charge on this right from the very beginning, that we want to protect our children. We want to protect them from exploitation of every kind, including pornography.
As I mentioned before, and I asked the member from the Bloc this very question, there are people out there who will want to push the envelope at every turn. They will want to look for those who are vulnerable. They will want to create images to satisfy their own desires and the desires of others. There has to be a line drawn somewhere that will prohibit those who want to abuse others, like Mr. Sharpe.
The member for Palliser says that he supported Mr. Sharpe's comments. I do not know if he supports the reputation, background and convictions that Mr. Sharpe has faced. He is truly a porn collector.
Where does the member stand when it comes to this line, because there is indeed a line? I do not think we should be casting aspersions on the Conservative Party, which really wants to protect our children and which stands in the face of opposition looking at the government and its legislation, and the legislation is not truly that way.
Does the member support Mr. Sharpe in all that he does? He has quoted him. Where does he stand?