Mr. Speaker, I understand why the member might be hesitant to face a deadline and that is a valid point Our question is what is the Liberal timeframe? We have seen very little progress on this issue.
The perfect time to have entered into a social union surely would have been prior to the Quebec election. What a powerful tool. What a baseball bat to have driven separatist thoughts lower on the agenda. There may be good reasons for not meeting that deadline. I am perfectly willing to listen to a Liberal timetable. This is trying to drive the agenda toward completion. If December 31 is too quick, I am listening and would like to know, when?