Mr. Speaker, as I said in my comments, of course it is up to the courts to determine what is vexatious and what is not. That is their role. By passage of this motion, we are basically just sidestepping that. Right? By passing this motion, we are basically saying that it really does not matter whether a lawsuit is legitimate or vexatious. No lawsuit has a bearing on the ability of a member of Parliament to speak to the issues surrounding that suit. That is the alternative. I suggest that this is not a good alternative.
There are times when libel chill has probably been a considered option, but I believe that the overarching principle that public interests supersede private interests must be observed. It is the same as the old saying, a bit of an analogy, “Better than one guilty person, or one innocent person...”. Let me get this straight--