Mr. Speaker, I like the member for Abbotsford and I always enjoy his speeches. Like other government members, he tried to speak eloquently to the issue at hand, which is this bill before us. He did make a fair attempt and certainly spoke of legislation in other countries and in other jurisdictions as opposed to addressing the issue itself, which is this bill that has been brought forward again by the government.
The problem of course is that what we have before us is something that has raised serious concerns around its impact in a number of areas. The provisions were not used. It expired and Parliament chose not to renew it. The government has decided to bring it forward now. The question that has been asked by members of the opposition is why. Despite the eloquence of the member for Abbotsford, he has not been able to respond to that issue either. When we think of the issues around the lack of funding for our police forces across the country, the question seems to be that this is a channel changer. The government is trying to change things away from its boondoggles, its misspending on the jet planes and the fake lakes and everything else it has been spending money on rather than supporting our front line police officers.
That has to be the question. Is the government attempting to change the channel for its mistakes and spending priorities?