Mr. Chairman, I have the feeling that the government is trying to shirk its responsibilities and buy some time with this amendment. It is delighting in the fact that it has done nothing for the past 27 months. I think the government should be setting an example. Instead of arguing that this is a complex problem and that everyone must be on side, it should be leading by example. Let the government make the first move and others will follow. It can expect partners to act a certain way once it has actually followed through on the commitments it made during the election campaign.
On May 1st, 2008. See this statement in context.