Mr. Speaker, I was listening to the hon. member's speech from two locations, and I cannot say that it improved in either location.
I want to remind the hon. member that his government is a minority government, and in fact, was elected by a little more than a third of the electorate. The result of that is that his government cannot govern as if it has a majority. On this fearmongering on crime which seems to be the favourite touchstone of the Conservative government, he should recognize that the majority of Canadians also want their say on what the Criminal Code looks like.
From our part, there were 11 bills before this House, six of which we agreed to. The rest of those bills were sent to the committee for more study, some of which are incoherent and will not emerge from the committee.
Will the hon. member recognize that in a minority government he has to work with all the parties who collectively represent all Canadians, and that his party does not and cannot speak for all Canadians?