Thank you.
I believe the leaders of the respective parties have met today to look for a way for the opposition and the government to work together. We have had a sensible proposal made by MP Larry Brock to find a way forward and not just complete Bill C-14 today as intended.
I'm going to put it on the record that Conservatives are not going to leave today until we finish bail and also proceed with the second piece of legislation that's now before the committee, that deals with crime, Bill C-16.
As I've said, Bill C-16 is not perfect. We're very concerned about the safety valve. We're concerned about the fact that the bill actually undermines mandatory minimum sentences, as opposed to figuring out a way to strengthen them. Instead of figuring out a way forward to work co-operatively on priorities that Canadians expect us to work on, the government is ramming through a motion to essentially end debate—to create a time allocation on Bill C-9, which is not before the committee right now.
My friend Mr. Housefather has heard from Mark Sandler, who was invited here both by the Liberals and by the Conservatives. Mr. Sandler was sitting right there, and he said that there is nothing that Bill C-9 does, that there is nothing that Bill C-9 criminalizes, that is not already criminal under the Criminal Code.
Instead, what the Liberals have done is U-turned two or three times. On the religious defence, I suspect there may be some disagreement even within the Liberal caucus on Bill C-9. We recall that initially the PMO denied any knowledge of the Bloc amendment.
Where we find ourselves, instead of voting, discussing, debating and then voting clause by clause—