Oh, salty? Well, it's insulting, actually, too. It's insulting to Canadians, with all due respect.
There are parliamentary secretaries and there are a couple of ministers across the way who know their file inside and out. Whether we like to hear the answer or not, they actually answer the questions fairly well. That's important, and if we were to move to a PM's question period....
It's not performance art. We know that his background was in drama, and sometimes I feel as though I'm watching an audition. Honestly, Mr. Chair, I don't mean to poke fun, but when my kids can say, “Oh, he has his dramatic voice on”—that's not me, but my kids, who are not the most political people in the world.... When our Prime Minister stands up and has a very dramatic voice, they know that....
I digress. I think it's important, if we are going to do a prime minister's question period, that we actually get answers.
I don't believe we should be supplying questions ahead of time. I think it's important that the opposition members have an opportunity...not to surprise, but I don't think we should be providing questions in advance for a canned answer. I just don't think that's right.