Right. I'm building the case for my amendment. We saw, for example, that with the rushed approach the government took to legislation during the pandemic, they gave themselves unlimited powers to spend and grant sums to individual groups. Well, what did we get? We got a half-billion dollars for the WE Charity, money that never should have gone out to a group that had paid the Prime Minister's family a half-million dollars.
I admit that during the pandemic it was necessary to push legislation through with unusual haste, but here we are, a year and a half after the first COVID lockdown and after nearly six months of this government closing Parliament, and they're now all of a sudden saying they're in a big rush and we have to scramble. Well, when you don't show up for work for six months, don't be surprised if you're behind on your projects and don't expect your colleagues to clean up the mess for you.
Our view is this: Let's study this legislation and make sure there's no opportunity for abuse and that we don't waste another $100 million, $200 million, $1 billion on mismanagement or fraud. Let's go through it with a fine-tooth comb and make sure that the legislation actually does what the politicians say it does.
I encourage you to support my amendment to remove paragraphs (e) and (f) from the text of the motion.