Thank you, Madam Chair.
First, I'd like to put on record that no Liberal Senator is delaying Bill C-6. The Senators are dealing with Bill C-6 in a responsible manner. They, like the Liberals on this committee, support the safety of consumer products for Canadians.
I consider this motion not only extraneous, but insulting. This bill was in the House for 70 sitting days and it has been in the Senate for only 28 sitting days. I think the member opposite will agree that there were some complex issues that needed to be addressed and witnesses to be heard from in order to understand this bill. This has been expedited.
The government first spoke to Bill C-6 in the Senate on June 23, which was the day before the House adjourned. Liberal Senator Day spoke to the bill two sitting days later, on September 16. This bill was referred to committee on October 7, but it didn't even get heard in committee until October 21. So this is a bill that will end up spending half the number of sitting days in the Senate that it did in the House, and on clause-by-clause, so a vote will be taking place next week. The senators have all been responsibly passing this in an expeditious fashion, so the Liberals will be abstaining on this extraneous vote.
Thank you, Madam Chair.