Mr. Speaker, my question is in regard to the Elections Act being actually fairly clear. It states that one cannot sit in the House for five years upon conviction. It does not talk about appeals or anything of this nature. It states that one cannot be sitting inside the House upon conviction. That is what has happened with the member for Peterborough.
Does my friend believe that justice would actually be better served if we, as parliamentarians, followed a very specific law dealing with Elections Canada law, of all things?
We all know the history, in terms of election issues, at the national level. Would the right thing to do not be to have a discussion and end the debate on the issue of expulsion? That is really what we should be debating and voting on. Would the member not agree with that?