Mr. Speaker, I would submit that we really do not need much debate on this issue. Members of Parliament come to this Chamber because they believe in fighting for various causes: good governance, the environment, and so on.
Let me use an example of a polluting company that is called on the carpet publicly by a member of Parliament who is trying to get legislation passed that would stop the company from polluting. All the company has to do is launch a lawsuit, keep it going long enough during the period of debate, and that vote would end up not counting.
One of the reasons we have parliamentary privileges is we can--