Mr. Speaker, the hon. member representing Nipissing—Timiskaming was one of the most respectful individuals to have presided over the House. Regrettably, that same treatment was not afforded to him.
I am disappointed in the cabinet ministers and party leaders who tripped over themselves to express their indignation and distance themselves from what transpired. The Prime Minister should have had no hesitation to make a statement in the House apologizing to Canadians, to countries hurt by this serious incident and to the world. He had a duty to make clear that Canada stands firm in its abhorrence to anything or anyone connected to Nazism.
What took the Prime Minister so long to finally make that statement?