Yes, like the Nisga'a treaty. Parliament has been made irrelevant by the same Prime Minister who keeps going around at election time saying that he will make parliament more meaningful and give MPs a greater role. It is a sham. The red book is a sham.
How often have we passed bills to implement budgets? I am on the finance committee and just before prorogation we passed a bill to implement some of the Income Tax Act that had already been in place and was being enforced. In some cases guys were going to jail because they did not comply, and the bill was before the House to approve that legislation.
As much as I sometimes hesitate to do this, I agree wholeheartedly with the member from the Bloc on this point. This place is irrelevant. What are we doing here?
I have a question for the hon. member. I am committed and dedicated to keeping the country together. No matter what the topic, they always talk about wanting to be their own country and breaking free. In this case clause four of the bill says the act is binding on Her Majesty in the right of Canada or a province. I am amazed they are supporting the bill because they are really saying that the act is binding on Quebec. It must be a violation of their desire to break free from the country, which I wish would not happen.