Mr. Speaker, back in 1994, the Prime Minister addressed the Liberal omnibus bill, which was a 21-page document, and I want to quote what he said back then when he was in the opposition:
We can agree with some of the measures but oppose others. How do we express our views and the views of our constituents when matters are so diverse? Dividing the bill into several components would allow members to represent the views of their constituents on each of the different components in the bill.
He asked the government members particularly to worry about the implications of the omnibus bill for “democracy and functionality of Parliament”.
Would the member not agree that the Prime Minister's words back then echo those of today, loud and clear?