I think we're seeing the result of the government trying to ram this legislation through. They shut the place down for six months to call an unnecessary election. Even after that election was over, they took another 60 days to get back to work. Now they're saying we don't have enough time to pass the legislation. They're like the teenager who says, “Mom, how could you expect me to study for the exam in just one night?” Mom says, “Actually, you knew that there was going to be an exam a month ago. You chose to start studying the night before.”
This is the problem the government has created. There are a couple of options to fix it. One is to extend our work on this committee on this bill. We don't have to report back. We could adopt another motion to report the bill back later in the week if the government is not satisfied. Two, we could just pass Mr. Blaikie's amendment.
Either the government will agree to the first option, or we're going to agree to the second one. We will be supporting Mr. Blaikie. If the government is not happy with the rush job the government has forced on the committee, then they will have to find a solution to that problem.
Thank you.