Thank you, Madam Chair.
I will begin by responding to Mr. Dreeshen's comment by simply drawing a parallel with Bill C-208, which the Conservatives themselves introduced. They were able to prioritize that bill, which was then able to pass third reading last month. That is what happened. It was not a priority bill. Yet, it moved from 17th to 2nd in the order of priority, if memory serves. It was even prioritized again for the second hour of debate at third reading. The Conservatives changed the order of their bills so that some of them were given priority consideration during the debate time they had. These sorts of steps are taken to ensure quick passage.
I would also like to respond to Mr. Généreux's comment. If we don't fast-track Bill C-253 back to the House without delay and an election is called, the bill will be a complete failure.
Remember that a bill was passed under a gag order two weeks ago to enact rules for how elections work during a pandemic. In my view, if the government is passing reforms to the Canada Elections Act under a gag order, that sends a very alarming message to me that it wants to call an election.
This is the context in which we must operate. Based on the indicators we have, we could see a lot of bankruptcies this fall, because right now companies are being kept alive on life support. If we don't get Bill C-253 back to the House quickly, we will not be protecting workers from these bankruptcies. We are exposing them to the consequences.
That's why this motion needs to pass quickly. We need to get Bill C-253 back to the House as soon as possible, to at least give ourselves a chance to get it passed on behalf of the people we represent.
Of course, we can't know in advance who we will save from bankruptcy, which constituencies will be affected, and the circumstances in which it will happen. However, the examples we have seen, like White Birch Papers, really scare me.