Mr Speaker, I want to make a comment. I listened very carefully to what the member had to say. I am not questioning his motives, but I am questioning the theory and the thesis he has put forward.
I want to tell him, members of the House and anyone else who is watching, that he is wrong. He should be as proud as we are that Canada has a Tobacco Act and now a tobacco amendment act in Bill C-42 that will make us among world leaders in legislation. We also have in place a commitment to education policies which hopefully will respond to our desire to educate young people, to give them the information they need and to encourage them not to start smoking.
Canada has been a world leader in smoking cessation policies. Canada is a world leader in our legislative initiatives. I know that is really hard for the member opposite to take. I understand that. I actually think he is quite a nice guy. When I heard him speaking I just had to say to him, notwithstanding all that, that he is absolutely and completely wrong.