Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Again, I would like to thank the minister for being here with us today.
Minister, as you know I am the member of Parliament for Edmonton Strathcona. As you probably know, Edmonton Strathcona is the heart of the creative sector in Alberta. This legislation is vitally important to so many members of my constituency and so many members across Canada. We know that if a solution is not found to protect freedom of expression, this law will not go forward. It will go to court. It will not be enforced for years. This will have a huge impact on the cultural sector in Canada.
The members of this committee have been pushed hard to work quickly on this bill because it needs to get done. I, for one, supported the Liberals' motion to have extended sitting hours and to have additional meetings added. The only reason we really feel this time crunch is because your government has not ruled out calling an election in the middle of this pandemic. Otherwise, we would still have months ahead of us to ensure that we get this right and that we do our job properly.
Can you assure the committee and the stakeholders who are so desperate for good legislation that we can take the time to do this job right and that your government will not call an election?