Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would just like to make a few comments on the point of order raised. Mr. Speaker, the first issue with respect to public interest, I would like to state that in my Reply to Opening Address when I addressed this House, I indicated at the end of my statement that I will be making some documents available on my website. I can advise you, Mr. Speaker, that I have been asked for those copies and it is a promise I made to the public and I wanted to be able to keep that because I do believe there is an interest out there to hear further about what it was I was trying to make under my parliamentary privilege, to speak and opinionate in this House.

The second aspect of public interest is with respect to making available a forum in which people could make their opinions or positions known when it affects them. As a Member of this House, one of the documents that I tabled is from my constituent. When I am asked to do it, I feel that is within my duty to do so.

Mr. Speaker, I do not know exactly what the meaning of the public interest under section 43 of the rules is but I do believe that it is written in very broad terms and that, given the consequences and implications of that report, I believe very much that it is in the interest of the public opinion to make available as much information as possible.

The second item I want to speak to is with respect to solicitor-client privilege, or privileged documents. As I understand it, Mr. Speaker, I do believe that where there is any solicitor-client privilege, it is waived or eliminated whenever the person who is in possession of that document waives that privilege. By virtue of the fact that this came into my possession, it was delivered to me and I was asked to table them by those who are the owner, or who have control of that property, I do believe that waives any kind of solicitor-client privilege that there might have been or any of the privilege that one might want to assert.

A third issue that I want to make, Mr. Speaker, with respect to this point of order, is that Mr. Roland mentioned that we have been advised in this House that there may be litigation. It may be that -- I know that Ministers in this House, when they are asked about questions regarding issues before the court, that we are not to comment on them. As far as I know, Mr. Speaker, there is no legal action. I do not know if that constitutes cases where tables cannot be made available. As far as I know, as of now, there is no such action.

I do not believe that having a legal action in itself constitutes a bar from tabling it. Even if that is the case, there is no legal action happening and I do not believe that should be the cause for barring tabling of documents.

The final point that I want to make is the fact that I think it was made abundantly clear in the way the report was presented, the power and authority under which the committee reported the recommendations was under what is called parliamentary privilege. The biggest element of parliamentary privilege is that the Members here are absolutely, 100 percent totally protected from any adverse consequences that may arise out of any activities in this House. There are no adverse implications here for any Members in this House other than maybe political adverse implications, which is not at question.

I do not think there are any Members here who are going to be adversely impacted in terms of how they could conduct themselves as Members or in terms of their parliamentary privilege here to represent their constituents. I do not see there being any basis for thinking that this was in any way to negatively impact the privilege of the Members. I think that it should be made very clear, Mr. Speaker, whenever there were any objections, either in the process of the committee or during our debate, it was pointed out over and over again that the committee had the power and the privilege, under the parliamentary privilege, to make whatever recommendations or actions or options made known to us.

Mr. Speaker, I do believe that I as a Member have the equal amount of parliamentary privilege. I have the duty and responsibility to represent my constituents as well as the general interest of the public at large. I do believe that, under any test, under any measure, these documents and tabling of these documents for the purpose of making the information available to the general public would pass any kind of test of public interest. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.