Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I would like to come back to the minister's comments that what I said was nonsense. Those are his words: He said that I was talking nonsense. I suggest he read the press release issued by the Société nationale de l'Acadie du Nouveau-Brunswick in which it expresses concerns about the impact of Bill C‑5 on the rights of Acadians.
Then, Minister, you can go and tell them that their concerns are nonsense.
What is actually nonsense, in my opinion, is the extreme powers you are trying to secure through this bill, which needs better safeguards and a thorough examination. The bill is not ready to be passed in its current form.
Earlier, I spoke to you about emergency measures. You said that it wasn't an emergency measures act in disguise. However, there is a sunset clause. In addition, you're trying to get this bill passed very quickly. Another feature of the bill is that it gives powers to the executive that normally belong to the legislative branch, which makes it possible to override the legislative branch.
Then why is there a sunset clause right now? How can you know that, in five years, the emergency will be over?