Mr. Speaker, let us look at what open debate means with the minister.
First he pays O.J. Simpson's lawyer $36,000 to open the forum with a stirring speech in favour of ID cards. This is followed by the minister himself, the one pushing the whole idea. Next comes a spokesperson for the industry that stands to make billions if this thing goes through.
Is this forum not really about giving the minister a public excuse to impose ID cards on Canadians?