Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I'm coming to the end of my remarks here. I do take issue with Mr. Julian and other members of the opposition. I think Mr. Poilievre also used the term “filibuster” earlier. I don't consider this a filibuster as much as I do a spirited debate between colleagues who are on opposite sides of important issues. I won't apologize for being passionate about the issues at hand.
As a matter of parliamentary privilege, I will exercise my opportunity to put arguments forward as I see fit. Have I been accused of being long-winded before? Certainly I have been, by my opposition colleagues, yes, but I haven't seen Liberal colleagues intervene to tell me to stop speaking, so that is at least heartening.
I'll also mention, Mr. Chair, and I hope committee members didn't take it as disrespect, that when I was reading into the record the subamendment in its entirety, I was reading from my phone. My cousin sent me a picture of his new niece. That brought a smile to my face and—