However, an MP, like my colleague from Québec East earns his living with his parliamentary salary and cannot express opinions, because anyone could decide to sue him for expressing political opinions, even if it were acknowledged initially that some matters were exaggerated and that the correction was made as requested by the House of Commons.
Mais si un député, comme mon collègue de Québec-Est, gagne sa vie avec sa solde de parlementaire, il lui est impossible d'exprimer des points de vue, parce que quiconque pourra décider de le poursuivre pour expression d'opinions politiques, même si on a admis au départ qu'il y avait eu quelques exagérations et que la correction a été faite selon la demande de la Chambre des communes.