Madam Minister, again, your government controls the legislative agenda. For a two-week period, Bill C-57 somehow was not a priority. Somehow this week, it is not a priority.
As to my rights as a parliamentarian to discuss it at second reading, to debate it at second reading, I have yet to have that right, yet we're here. Building out what Mr. Cannings says, we are undertaking.... There seemed to have been a rush to get here for this prestudy, yet we have not even allowed our analysts the time. We were provided a briefing note the day before this meeting on a 700-page agreement, over 700 pages, and that briefing note was two pages.
Again, to Mr. Cannings' point, I think we're doing a disservice not only to our analysts but also to all parliamentarians, so that we can't provide the needed input and so that we can't get to the best agreement, one that benefits not only Canada but also Ukraine.
Again, talking about some of the comments earlier from my colleague, 60% of Ukrainian energy is coal and gas, and nuclear is a huge aspect and leadership position for Canada, as well as natural gas. How come there is no discussion of energy security within this agreement—energy co-operation and energy security?