Madam Speaker, to a large extent, the minister has fallen on his own sword with that last comment. He deposited his government's policy the other day; 74 days into the situation he deposited his government's policy. In the middle of the game, he suddenly says “Oh, by the way, there has been a rule change and here is where we stand on it”.
That the minister himself has suddenly come up with a policy on this particular point is not the type of leadership nor the solid positioning that those involved in this particular debate should draw any sort of solace or comfort from.
As to whether I have read this particular policy that was deposited the other day, the fact of the matter is no. We have a very competent and able member of the committee, the member for Cumberland—Colchester who, I am quite positive—and he is nodding in agreement—has read it. He has certainly made his views very clear on this and will continue to do so, I might add.