I thank Mr. Brassard for his passionate remarks.
I think this is precisely the time to be doing this. I completely disagree, respectfully, with Mr. Brassard and Ms. Blaney. We're in a global pandemic. We know that many opposition members have been calling for additional scrutiny. They've been calling for more fulsome proceedings of the House and for Parliament essentially to resume in its full functioning, more than just its deliberative aspects but also its decision-making aspects.
What to me is really telling is that other national governments around the world have implemented this very quickly. Why are we resisting this? This is not to say that we have to do electronic voting forevermore. This is saying that we're in a global pandemic, this is an exceptional circumstance, and we need this in order to continue to function, which opposition parties have been consistently calling for. This is actually inconsistent with remarks from your own parties, over and over again, which I've heard for weeks.
I don't understand why people keep pushing back so strongly on this. It's out of some irrational fear that electronic remote voting will somehow change the way we do everything forevermore. It doesn't have to be looked at that way. This is one progressive step—