Tonight the House is having a vote on Bill C-50. Obviously we're not going to be there. I want Bill C-50 to pass tonight, because if it were defeated tonight, there would be no debate on Bill C-50. I think it's important to get that bill debated as much as possible.
We're going to have the debate both in this committee and the budget committee and in the House of Commons. If that bill were to be defeated tonight, there would be no debate. I just want you to be aware of it.
I myself, if I were in Ottawa, would have supported the passage of this bill, because I think we need to get it into committee so that we can expose the shortcomings and have people come in and talk about the implications of this bill.
When Bill C-50 goes through third reading, I will vote against it.