Yes. Thank you, Mr. Chairperson.
I sat, as I say, for quite a while listening to government members trying to say why it is we are wasting taxpayers' dollars, because they don't believe in democracy inside this chamber. I sat patiently and I didn't interrupt when they had the floor and they were waxing on about how bad the Liberal Party was, when in reality, Mr. Chairperson, it is in fact the government of the day that has been abusing the House of Commons. They've taken an approach at passing budget legislation that is second to no other government's in the history of Canada. This particular amendment is one of many amendments. As the member Mr. Jean points out, there are some 3,000 amendments, which again one could ultimately argue is likely unprecedented. We don't know for sure. I couldn't tell you. I haven't been around long enough to say that it's unprecedented.
But if you introduce a bill of this nature, I would suggest that members should not be surprised that there'll be a reaction—not only a reaction but a very negative reaction by Canadians as a whole.
If you sit down with your constituents and you talk to your constituents about what it is that this particular Minister of Finance is doing, you will hear that it is disgraceful.