Mr. Speaker, I will repeat again what I stated earlier. Before chapter 47 can come into force, some technical amendments needed to be made to ensure the legislation operates as it was intended to do.
We have taken action. A notice of motion was introduced in this House with a draft copy of the amendments attached. These technical changes simply reflect the will of the House of Commons in the last Parliament and all the opposition parties should agree to fast-track the amending bill and send it directly to the Senate.
The member opposite is talking about the Conservatives holding it up. Perhaps he should talk to his friends in the Bloc because when the Bloc gives its support we will act quickly to table the amending bill. The questions really need to be directed to the member for Laurier—Sainte-Marie and his caucus who continue to press this House for action on this issue but cannot seem to take yes for an answer.
We are ready for it but the Bloc Québécois is slowing down the progress for workers and their families. I would like the member to take that message back to his fellow counterparts in--