Mr. Speaker, Bill C-2, the Canada Elections Act, is again weaving its way through the House.
Under this act, an individual will never again have the right to speak as loudly as a political party during an election. He or she will no longer have the ability to spend all he or she wants defending his or her view of what the country should become.
Twice before, these laws have been passed. Twice before, they have been challenged. Twice before, our courts have found these laws unconstitutional.
At great taxpayer expense, the solicitor general will again have the unhappy task of defending this latest incarnation of the gag law. A task that should rightly fail.
It is my sincere hope that I will one day see the end of our government's efforts to muzzle Canadians.