Mr. Speaker, I appreciate hearing that explanation from the member for Notre-Dame-de-Grâce.
The government House leader assured this Parliament shortly after the election that this government would use time allocation and closure far less frequently than the previous Mulroney administration did.
However, the government has used time allocation and closure more than the Mulroney government. Maybe the hon. member for Notre-Dame-de-Grâce is not the culprit, but members will support it when it suits them and when it does not suit them they will support it. That is wrong.
Why does the member not suggest that the government-