Mr. Speaker, I agree with the hon. member. It is only logical and rational that a party when it forms a majority government would be committed to following through on its election platform. We have no disagreement with that.
However, we have a very fundamental difference of opinion with respect to the fact that the Liberal government has used closure more times than the Brian Mulroney government even thought about. It is ramming through distinct society. It is ramming through veto. It rammed through the Indian land claims. I suggest that a majority government not only has a right to do what it wants to do, but it has a responsibility to opposition members who are expressing the deep, heartfelt concerns of their constituents. Those concerns are falling on deaf ears because of the unslakeable thirst for power of the government.
There is a tremendous amount of fear, anxiety and concern in British Columbia that the cabinet has such a weak representation in British Columbia. There is a tremendous amount of silence on the part of federal Liberals elected in British Columbia. The government is running roughshod with its legislation.
The hon. member referred to the filibuster in committee. He is right; it is legal. I submit to him that the process which the MPPs undertook in the Ontario legislature because they were so desperate goes far beyond the whole process of a filibuster.
What I am saying is that we have reached a point of very acute concern about the heavy handedness of the Liberal Party and in particular, the NDP government in B.C. which is currently on its way out. We are concerned that we are going to have something imposed on the people of British Columbia by people who are fundamentally out of touch with reality.