Mr. Speaker, I am not quite sure what the member means by smothering debate.
The finance committee has gone across the country and has heard from Canadians. There has been extensive discussion within the committee in which the member participated. In this House there have been countless questions. There have been discussions back and forth.
I am not quite sure what further debate the Reform Party would like to see. We have listened to the members ad nauseam putting up strawmen like carbon taxes and everything else.
One day the leader of the Reform Party talked about what it cost per minute to listen to this House. We have blown a billion dollars listening to the Reform Party.