Mr. Speaker, this is the 75th time that closure or time allocation has been applied; whoever is in power, government always acts the same way.
This government reminds me of a student driver. Sometimes, it steps on the wrong pedal; sometimes, it speeds up or brakes for no good reason.
We have to wonder whether the government wanted to continue with the legislation it had introduced. The House was due back on September 16. Again, for no good reason, the opening of Parliament was delayed until September 30, and we had this throne speech, which told us absolutely nothing we did not know already about the government's intentions. And now, having debated for barely one hour, we are already under yet another gag order.
The government has not even shown the need for such a motion, the justification for which we would like to get.