Mr. Speaker, this is going on across the country. This is the backdrop I have in my mind; it is going through my mind, and I am trying to figure out if it is safe or not safe.
This was described as a passive sit-in protest, which it was not. I heard the yelling and chanting; I felt the intimidation. Because of what he witnessed, one of my children felt scared for his mom, asking if it is okay for me to stay in the building and if I would be safe at work. That is unacceptable for anybody in this country when they go to work.
How is this not taken more seriously, given that any one of those who were protesting could have had a different motive, could have had different intent? Again, I will ask the Speaker to read the article that I referred to earlier. This place, this institution, must be safe and peaceful. That was not the case.
I heard the intervention before me from the member for Thornhill. To hear that members of Parliament joined in this occupation and then boasted about it is absolutely disgusting. Specifically, these were New Democrats. I believe this is added evidence that the New Democrats are not only contributing—