Thank you, Minister, for your presentation.
This sweeping bill of some 425 pages contains so many measures. Here's a little briefing binder we got from the Library of Parliament to help us with our reading of the bill. There are many changes in this bill to which Canadians have not been entitled to a clear debate. These were not in the Conservative Party's election platform. The change to OAS that will result in future retirees getting less, the gutting of environmental assessment, the changes to EI, the removal of the Auditor General's oversight—all of them were not election promises. Canadians have not had an opportunity to become involved in this discussion.
Why are you including sweeping changes in a budget bill that have nothing to do with the budget you introduced earlier this year?