Madam Speaker, I am pleased to debate the motions placed by the Bloc. I listened to the eloquent defence of Parliament by the previous speaker. I wondered why in his eloquent defence he would be opposed to the idea that Parliament make the decisions regarding the levels of the fees and so on charged within Bill C-99.
The member also told us about how difficult it is to get through the civil service, how difficult the bureaucracy is to move and the challenges we as members of Parliament face in achieving these things. Yet he gave no indication whatsoever that he was prepared to recognize these decisions should be made right here on the floor of the House rather than some back room by some unelected unknown bureaucrat we cannot even find much less influence as far as making these decisions.