Thank you, Mr. Chair.
First, I would like to acknowledge my hon. Bloc Québécois colleague, who is also a fellow citizen of Hull—Aylmer. He made a good choice in his place of residence while he is here in the federal National Capital Region.
I'd like to follow up on Mr. Saeedi's comments. He said that there is a complementarity and that nothing will prevent the Quebec Consumer Protection Act from applying. As he said, and as all Quebeckers know quite well, it's really a flagship law in terms of protecting consumers. That's my first objection to Mr. Ste-Marie's amendment.
My second objective is more philosophical in nature. If this amendment were adopted, every time the government introduces a bill, it would have to state that it does not infringe on provincial jurisdictions. Frankly, that's not necessary. I would even say that it isn't in good faith either.
With all due respect to my colleague, and I do have a lot, I must vote against his proposal for the two reasons I've just stated.