Absolutely.
I think you're completely correct to say that any pre-budget consultation should be open to discuss anything that the people of Canada want to see in the next federal budget, and that is appropriate.
But when you put out a 308-page document with over 420 clauses, and you give witnesses seven hours to bring testimony before you, how is it going to amend the Canada Labour Code? Why doesn't the Government of Canada just say, “We heard this in the pre-budget consultations. We agree that it is important to change the Canada Labour Code, and we're going to do that in a separate piece of legislation”?
It's the same with choosing a justice for the Supreme Court. It's the same with changing immigration. These are major planks of public policy in our country. Why are they being shoved in a piece of legislation that cannot be scrutinized in a clause-by-clause way? Why can't we reasonably make amendments to these important policy initiatives?