On the same point of order—Mr. Lukiwski opened the door here—there's an inexorable link between the merits of the bill and the importance that Canadians have good access to having input into the bill. We've had this debate at the liaison committee when talking about funding committee travel. Personal presentation at a committee weighs far more than a teleconference or a mail-it-in. So even for those who may be offered the opportunity to teleconference, on something as important as this bill.... I think my colleague is trying to demonstrate just how terribly important this bill is and how it weighs more than other bills do in that it deals with such a fundamental cornerstone of our democracy. It's all the more important that people should be able to make their case in person before warm bodies.
On March 4th, 2014. See this statement in context.