The relevance is that this should have been dealt with by the government, and my concern is that if I don't speak to this, the next action.... This is what the government has done before: Liberal members move that the debate now be adjourned.
If that is what the government members move, they have stopped debate in the House. They've restricted our time to ask the ministers questions, the three ministers here, and my hope is that what I'm expecting isn't going to happen, that the government members will actually permit debate on this, will respect members of the opposition. We have official opposition members—Conservative members—and an NDP member, and I hope the government members will respect the members who want to ask questions, and not take away our time through procedure. This meeting is televised, Chair, and so the public can see what's happening.
Whether the government is going to be fair and listen, or whether the government is going to abuse our rights—and our rights are the rights, Chair, to represent our community and what we're hearing from our constituents.
Canadians are not happy with what's happening, so I encourage members...and I'm going to be giving up my time now, so that a Liberal member will have a chance to speak, and I surely hope that I'm wrong. I hope they will not move a motion to end debate, as they have in the past.