Members can laugh if they want, but that is clearly the intent of the minister. The minister of revenue will continue to have control over that.
I want to deal with an issue that we voted on earlier today in relation to this bill, time allocation or what the members opposite would call closure.
The Bloc has put 188 motions to the bill. There happen to be 188 clauses in the bill. So every single one of its motions reads the same, that clause 1 be rejected, that clause 2 be rejected, that clause 3 be rejected. There are no suggestions for positive change coming from the opposition. It is just trying to stall. If we had good ideas, if any came from time to time from that neighbourhood, we would be interested.
What is most astounding in all this is that the Bloc knows that Quebec is the only province that collects its own taxes. We do not even collect its taxes.
I know this day will never come but if I were ever sitting as the Chair in this place and had the opportunity to rule, I would have to rule that those amendments are contrary to the bill and are therefore out of order. Therefore we should not need to put in time allocation.
Members talk about time allocation as if it is some kind of terrible thing. But the reality is that when we have opposition members simply being obstreperous, simply putting forth amendments with no thought whatsoever that are completely contrary to the legislation, then any government worth its salt with any—