Mr. Speaker, a few hours to go through nine inches of material that is marked confidential and not to be discussed is not adequate time.
I would like to quote from the Liberal red book under the fictitious chapter entitled "Governing with Integrity". "This erosion of confidence in government seems to have many causes, including an arrogant style of political leadership. The people are irritated with governments that do not consult them or that disregard their views, or that try to conduct key parts of public business behind closed doors".
The government campaigned on restoring honesty and integrity to Parliament. Can the government House leader explain where is his government's integrity after the unprecedented action last night of imposing closure and time allocation on no less than four pieces of legislation-