Mr. Speaker, I doubt very much that the Minister of Transport will get up because he cannot defend his actions in this House. He cannot defend them to his constituents either. I very much doubt he will actually care to stand up and speak on this.
However, I want to reply to the question that was asked by the Conservative member, who insinuates that standing up against closure and allowing for public hearings on this issue, so that real British Columbia and Ontario families can be heard in the House of Commons and heard in committee, is somehow anti-democratic. One has to wonder what kind of stuff is in their water.
One would have to be incredibly irresponsible to say that a closure motion, refusing public hearings and committee consultations on this bill, is somehow in any way democratic. Maybe in Colombia, but not here in Canada.