Why not? We've dealt with immigration, the environment, first nations; they're all thrown in. Not everything has to be mentioned in the budget.
I just want to say that this process is so offensive to Canadians. We hear about it at the doorstep. I'm sure Conservatives are hearing about it too. People don't like this process. They say it is anti-democratic.They say it is lacking in transparency.
We have dealt in this bill with mistakes that have resulted from bills being rushed through. Previous acts that were rushed through this committee, rushed through the House, resulted in mistakes. It resulted in legislation that isn't in the best interests of Canadians. You have to go back afterwards and correct it. It creates a lot of uncertainty, and it's not good democratic process. You folks know that, and I'm sure you hear about it too.
I just want to register again—and the only place I really have to do it is under the title—that I don't believe this is a budget bill. It is everything but the kitchen sink.
If the title of this bill were “everything but the kitchen sink bill; our entire legislative agenda in one fell swoop that we will rush through with unseemly haste and without due consideration”, if that were the title of this bill, then I could maybe support it, but with this title, I cannot.
We should have put in an amendment, perhaps.