Mr. Speaker, the hon. member for the Reform Party mentioned that we have entered into this debate because Reformers believe that the government has been usurping the parliamentary process.
What Parliament has to do is to talk about the issues that actually concern Canadians: that of less taxation, that of providing Canadians with balanced budget legislation, that of providing Canadians with a national health care guarantee.
I would like to point out to members of the Reform Party that initiatives in terms of theatreship as opposed to leadership with respect to legislation and the votes which we wasted time on after the throne speech do not provide Canadians with less taxation. They do not provide Canadians with a national health care guarantee. This sort of thing, to actually prove a point, deters the professionalism of Parliament. Therefore, I would encourage all members of the House to work in a more constructive manner. We do not have to have showdowns and take people on on a day to day basis.