Mr. Speaker, you do not have an easy job and in this case you are being asked to balance the noble right of freedom of speech with, as Mr. Nerysoo pointed out, the rights of individuals. I believe that even the convicted criminal has some rights. As was pointed out, we should be mindful, in this House, that an individual about whom questions are asked, has no right of reply. I must say, Mr. Speaker, that I have been quite appalled at some of the personal attacks on individuals, in this House, by name, where the individual has no right of reply. I am not going to pontificate about what your
ruling should be on this matter, but I suggest that the dignity of this House requires that, wherever possible, these issues should be pursued as questions of policy, without exposing people who have no right of reply, to the potential for being victimized. Thank you.