Mr. Speaker, I will say a few words with regard to the amendments I have submitted and then I will defer to my colleagues for debate.
The first two motions deal with the restrictions the government has placed on the sale of CN shares dealing with the requirement for the head office to remain in a particular location. I would like to point out to my colleagues from the Bloc that this is not a Quebec issue. I do not care if it is Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg, Vancouver or some obscure place no one has ever heard of, a company should not be tied down to any location. It should be free to choose.
With regard to the 15 per cent shares, I feel that places restrictions. We heard in committee that it did not solve any problems but it could create some in the long term. Consequently, we have to view this as an unwarranted restriction.
The third motion deals with if the government does not see fit to remove these then perhaps it would at least see fit to put a time limit on how long it requires the company to comply with this. It is an attempt to put in a five year sunset clause.
The only comment I would make with regard to Motion No. 4 by the Bloc is that I understand why the Bloc is doing it but it is a bit overrestrictive in terms of creating more obstructions in the way of the sale. We believe this can be dealt with in other more appropriate ways. Beyond this, I defer to my colleagues for debate on this grouping.