That is a very important point, indeed. We saw how vulnerable seniors were at that time. We also saw what steps the government took after prorogation.
The first pillar of the fall 2020 Speech from the Throne was to protect Canadians from COVID-19 in a minority government context. While it is important to respect democracy, it is also important to remember the scope of this pandemic. It was necessary for a majority of Parliamentarians to support our government's plan, and that is what happened. The prorogation of Parliament in August 2020 allowed us to create a plan to protect Canadians.
Can the House leader tell us about the importance of prorogation? It allowed the government to put in place a plan in the context of a health and economic crisis, a plan which could be supported by a majority of parliamentarians, not just Liberal MPs.