Madam Speaker, I am pleased to hear that the parliamentary secretary agrees with my entire speech. I am very pleased to hear that.
Of course I want members to have freedom of speech. It is more than a little worrisome to find out that some political parties forbid their members from speaking out. Even more serious is the fact that members are forbidden from promoting programs that could provide money for their constituents.
Our primary task, ahead of representing any political party, and ahead of serving as a parliamentary secretary, a minister or a member of the shadow cabinet, is to represent the people who elected us and put their interests first, ahead of our own views. I do think that is a very serious problem.