Mr. Speaker, the problem is the Prime Minister's arrogance toward protesters.
Let us talk about that arrogance. Last week, the Minister of Natural Resources suggested that the government would call in the armed forces and the police to deal with people protesting the Kinder Morgan pipeline. What a thing to say.
This statement is clearly a threat against the right to peaceful protest guaranteed by the charter, and specifically against first nations activists. This comes after we have learned that the RCMP has previously spied on indigenous activists.
Will the minister apologize and reassure this House that the government will protect the right to peaceful protest?