Mr. Speaker, I would ask that you be patient and understanding with members of the Liberal side because today has been a very difficult day for them. There has been this guilty plea today and a lot of them are in very rough spirits as a result. We should not be too hard on them because it has been a very difficult day for all of them. One of their very close friends has come forward and admitted what the Liberal government had done. In fairness to them, we should recognize that might explain some of their comportment in the House of Commons.
Now on the issue of the accounting officer--