Madam Speaker, it is interesting that the Alliance leader would come into the House at this point on a Friday afternoon and ask a question. It tells me that the Leader of the Opposition feels his party is losing ground in this debate and an intervention is necessary.
It is very clear that the leader was not in the House when the House leader for the government, at roughly 10.40 a.m., indicated the willingness of the government to support the motion. Perhaps this is news to the member for West Vancouver--Sunshine Coast, otherwise he would not have made the remark that he made a moment ago.
The government is in full agreement with the motion. Everybody who could speak has spoken on behalf of the parties once. There has been a representative for each party so far, so the matter has been covered. Why drag it out ad infinitum? Why make something more out of it than there is, namely a tempest in a small teacup?