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The Deputy Speaker: I thank the hon. Member for Mississauga South. In the debate Members will have to be careful of course not to ascribe motives or actions to Members of Parliament that are improper or illegal. However in a debate like this we will probably get into discussions about political parties and their involvement or lack thereof and the innocence and guilt on both sides. In that case we are going to hear it. However we will not accept accusations against individual Members of Parliament, nor should we. I have not heard anything like that. I have heard talk about parties and so on and that is something different than Members of Parliament. I think we have to accept that. Mr. Paul Szabo: Mr. Speaker, the Chair has often ruled consistently that the only way this will be a matter of concern to the Chair is if an individual Member is accused of committing a criminal act. What could be worse than accusing all the Liberal Members of being corrupt and of having done illegal acts? The Deputy Speaker: I thought I was clear but let me repeat it. I have not heard any accusations against Liberal Members of Parliament at all or any other Members of Parliament. We are all hon. Members. What I have heard are accusations about a political party. We are going to accept that because I think those discussions will take place throughout the day. Again, that is different than someone saying that Members of Parliament have engaged in some illegal or improper activity. No one has said that and we will not get into that but we will hear discussions about activities of political parties and that will be heard on both sides of the House throughout the day. I urge Members to be careful about the difference between talking about activities of political parties and individual Members of Parliament.

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