Mr. Speaker, basic democratic principles are very important. That is why we are all here. We are here because we were democratically elected.
Democracy is the reason that my colleague opposite has been here since May 2, 2011. She can call herself a champion of democracy all she wants, but she has to acknowledge that democracy is the reason the political party that sits to the right of the Speaker is the country's legitimate government.
Yes, for the past little while, we have had to take steps to speed up progress on the government's agenda, but there are no surprises there. We are doing exactly what we told voters we would do. Most of the issues we are debating now were debated during the 39th and 40th Parliaments, when the opposition parties conspired to block them.
Opposition members are a little sad and directionless now because they can no longer block the government's agenda as endorsed by the people.