Madam Speaker, it was in 1988 that I voted for the first time in my life, and the main election issue was free trade.
I have the impression I could take any speech the NDP made at the time and I would find the same arguments, the same facts, the same fears and the same anxieties.
That said, my question is very simple. My colleague, whose oratory skills I highly respect, said “Voices of Canadians are not listened to”. That is what he said.
Let us give Canadians the opportunity to express their point of view. Let us vote in favour of the motion. Let us give unions, management groups, student groups, all Canadians throughout Canada and Quebeckers the opportunity to say what they think on this issue.
If he really wants the voices of Canadians to be heard, let him give them the opportunity. A vote against this motion is not the way to let Canadians say what they think.
What does the hon. member think of that?