Mr. Speaker, while the member quotes Andrew Coyne's observation, I will quote the Toronto Sun that said:
As Europe stands poised on the brink of a disastrous economic wildfire that could blacken the world, [the] NDP leader['s] hypocrisy and self-obsession is in full flame.
...vowing to delay the passing of [economic action plan 2012] by playing silly bugger with amendments and procedure....
This is nothing but grandstanding.
This is a budget designed to create jobs and inspire economic growth, and it comes to the House of Commons at a moment that can only be described as the 11th hour of a global economic conflagration....
Right now, there is only one enemy in our fight to protect Canada from the repercussions of Europe's burning.
And it's [the NDP leader]....
This is inarguable.
While the member can quote someone who speaks to democracy, the member also belongs to a party that unequivocally decided to vote against it before its members even read the budget, so I do not think that was exactly a representation of democracy.