Madam Speaker, I am glad to speak to these amendments but what is going on here today is a pitiful spectacle. It is nothing to be proud of on the Liberal side that they do not want to have a debate on subjects that many Canadians consider important. Whether or not we come to agreement on these subjects is one thing but surely we can have a debate.
What is going on here? What is it saying, that we cannot talk about this. If we talk about it, what will happen? Will democracy occur? Will we have an overdose of democracy? Will we have people being allowed to speak conscientiously on both sides of the subject? What is it that they are afraid of?
It reminds me a little of-