Mr. Speaker, with his Bill C-20, the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs puts me in mind of the Book of Genesis.
In the beginning, the minister created rumours, squabbling and division within the Liberal caucus. And the caucus was without form and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. But fortunately the spirit of the minister moved upon the face of the waters.
Rising in his place in the House, the minister said “Let there be light”. And in the middle of the thunder and lightning, Bill C-20, a bright and shining star, emerged from the darkness.
As the only keeper of clarity, the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs became the Creator.
In the Book of Genesis, on the seventh day, the Creator saw everything that he had made and he was pleased with it. He decided to rest.
The Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs can rest on one condition only: that his bill, which is dust, returns to dust, and that he gets rid—