We will have quite a few interventions on this. Those of you in the House at this point who wish to intervene will please stand so I can see who you are.
This is how I would propose to attack this particular problem. I caution members to begin with that we are not going to discuss the 44 or 45 clauses of the bill. I would like your advice on a very narrow interpretation, which is whether or not this bill should be introduced into the House of Commons. If I find that the arguments members are putting forward are going to be dealing with the clauses, I will intervene. I would ask you, my colleagues, to stick to that very narrow point. I want your advice. I want your very best advice.
This is how I am going to proceed. I am going to take the mover of the bill. I will hear from her first. Then I am going to hear from a spokesperson for the Reform Party. If there is a spokesperson for the Bloc Quebecois, I will hear from him or her. Then I will hear from an intervener for the New Democratic Party. I will hear from an intervener for the Conservative Party. I will then come back to the Liberal side. At that point, I will go back and forth from the Liberal side to the opposition side until we have the information put in front of the House.
I would ask you, my colleagues, to stick to that very narrow point. Please do not get into the clauses of the bill because that may come later if we, or if I decide that this will come before the House.
The hon. member for St. Paul's.