Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague for a very passionate and reasonable take on the question of privilege that we have been debating for the last little while. I was shocked when I had the opportunity to speak to the motion last week. I wanted to understand what my constituents thought; ultimately, we are all here to represent Canadians right across this great nation.
I sent an email asking two simple questions: first, whether government should comply with your will, Mr. Speaker, and the will of the House to turn the documents over and, second, whether anybody who is found complicit in receiving these funds in an improper manner should have to pay them back. Within four hours, I had over 200 email replies. Within a day and a half, I had 400-and-some emails. Ninety-plus per cent of my constituents absolutely agree that the government should comply with the will of Parliament and that, if anybody is found guilty, they should return that money to Canadian taxpayers.
What is the member's opinion on this, and what has he heard from his own constituents in his great riding?