Mr. Speaker, I would like to comment briefly on what the hon. member said.
I accept that Motions Nos. 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17, which are in Group No. 4 are government amendments and they basically involve the technicalities of Bill C-11. I appreciate that the remarks of the hon. member were valid in that these motions are very much of a technical nature. While I agree that Bill C-11 is basically a housekeeping bill establishing the Department of Human Resources Development, I am concerned about the method and the process we used with respect to the latest amendments.
We do have a democratic process in the House. I wish that we could extend it a bit more to give opposition members time to take a look at these amendments before the ninth hour. In order for democracy to work we have to have time to take an honest look. Regardless of whether the government says they are only housekeeping technicalities, we really do have a right as elected members to be given enough time to study them, to look at their impact and to make sure that what the hon. member on the government side has said is the case.
I would say that overall, without having the time to look at these amendments in depth, I would be prepared to agree with the Group No. 4 amendments put forward by the government at this time.