Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to speak today as a Quebec Conservative MP. From the very outset of the debate, I noticed an unfortunate tendency on the part of our Bloc colleagues. As usual, when others take a position that is different than theirs, they say all sorts of things about them, which may or may not be appropriate. For example, that say that they have sold out, that they do this or that.
Let us leave behind this demagoguery and bring the debate back to a civilized level.
First, for the benefit of the House, I would like to introduce an editorial that is worth reading. It was written on October 13, 2007, by Mr. André Pratte, the editor-in-chief of La Presse.