Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask the member this. Does he believe that the other parties understand how serious it is if there is a failure to adopt this bill before we adjourn for the summer and what the result will be?
Does he, like me, wonder if they realize how serious it would be if we lost $4.3 billion in our 2006-07 year end measures that would include the $600 million for labour market agreements with the provinces? Does the member think that they understand how serious it is if we do not have this bill adopted before the end of the summer?
I understand that he is supporting it, but it is the other opposition parties of the House that do not seem to understand how serious this is for their provinces and for many of the people who are counting on the money, such as the Rick Hansen Foundation, $30 million; the child tax credit, which I am sure all the parents in his riding will be welcoming; and the $1.5 billion for the Canada ecotrust for clean air and climate change for the provinces.
Does the member think the other parties understand how important this is? If the bill is not adopted before the adjournment for the summer, these will not happen.