I know exactly where I am, sir, but I'm very methodical when I do a deep-dive analysis into legislation. It may offend my Liberal colleagues. I apologize to you that I tend to be thorough. It quite often was a criticism that judges would make. They would say, “Mr. Brock, how long would you be in your closing statement or your submissions?” I would say, “Oh, I don't know—maybe one or two hours”, and they would laugh. I had one case in which I spoke for nine hours in my closing submissions.
Now, I don't propose to keep my friends here until three o'clock in the morning, but I'm prepared to do that if necessary, because I think this is an important issue. They may be angry. They may be upset. They had an opportunity at 5:30 p.m., when the matter was called, to adjourn. Their notion that we were going to get through 70 amendments in two hours is just.... It's nonsensical, quite frankly, and to limit my ability to be thorough in my responses....
We're talking about over-incarceration of indigenous offenders. It's their bill, their talking points, not the Conservative government's talking points. They are the Liberal government's talking points. It's very disingenuous for Ms. Diab, and then Mr. Anandasangaree, to find a lack of relevancy when I'm talking about indigenous issues.
I'm passionate about this, Mr. Chair, and I wish to continue my discussion.