Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I, too, regret that we have to be deliberating the confidence that the House has in Mr. Zoe. There is a motion on the floor, Mr. Speaker. I am going to go on record that I will not be supporting the motion. I have a few reasons that I will be speaking against this motion.
In this great country of ours, we have a due process of law. There are certain allegations being made and to my mind, Mr. Speaker, they are unsubstantiated. I believe that the punishment that's been talked about so far, which is the removal of the portfolios, is adequate for now. I believe there should be no further action with regard to Mr. Zoe until it's fully investigated. In the public eye, the feedback I have been getting, Mr. Speaker, is this happened and the House has decided to do this and it appears to be satisfactory to the people I have been talking with. Mr. Zoe has satisfactorily pleaded in my mind that, yes, he has done this and he will be seeking to correct his behaviour with respect to what has happened in the past. That has happened to many leaders in our North and they have strived and overcome difficulties and became better for it. What had to happen first is they had to have some personal trials and tribulations and then in this case, the whole of the North is watching him. Not just the North, Mr. Speaker, the whole of Canada is aware of what's been happening here in the past week or so.
Just with that, Mr. Speaker, that's where I stand today. Thank you very much.