Mr. Speaker, I just wanted to make an observation. The member for Elmwood--Transcona, who used to be my MP, was somewhat critical of my colleague from Kildonan--St. Paul, and I think unfairly so.
I listened to his speech very carefully and he started to give an implicit criticism of the President of the United States after chastizing the member for Kildonan--St. Paul about working together in a cooperative fashion. He was somehow suggested that the President's Christianity was somehow less worthy than others. Quite frankly, I do not think there is a place for religion in this debate.
I would think the better approach would be to ask what the IJC does. What are the principles involved here? This is a legal dispute. Let us not get into the morality of one individual, even if he is the President of the United States. We as parliamentarians, and I hope that he as the President of the United States, believe in the rule of law and that is what we should focus on. That is where this debate should be going.