Madam Speaker, I want to thank my colleague for his question and his declaration. They are very important. He used the words “very important” when talking about the opposition. Being the opposition means that we are the loyal opposition of the current government. We have a job to do. We do not work with those guys to draft something, say it is over and that we are going to scratch the deal and then, suddenly, after two weeks and a by-election, bang, we get back to the reality of the Liberal-NDP coalition government.
Each and every time this gentleman, for whom I have a lot of respect and appreciation, has the particular occasion to show or not show support and confidence in the government, he assures the government that it should not be afraid. He is on the government's side, and it will remain in office. The Prime Minister will remain the Prime Minister, the cabinet ministers will remain ministers and the NDP will remain in opposition for life.