Mr. Speaker, it bears repeating that to prevent returning to the House on September 16, the Prime Minister had to prorogue the session. That allowed him to avoid accountability for an additional month. Unfortunately, there were many consequences, but I will focus on one, that being the area of debate right now. It meant that everything had to be restarted. As a result of the Prime Minister wanting to avoid accountability, this motion was moved, because the House was prorogued.
The member spent a great deal of time talking about a bill and why it is important that we continue with that bill. I have heard other members talk about other issues. I could mention individuals like Crystal Saunders, Helen Betty Osborne, Roberta McIvor, Fonessa Bruyere, Danielle Vanasse, Therena Silva, Stephanie Buboire, Aynsley Kinch, Evelyn Stewart, Cherisse Houle, and many others. These individuals were murdered or are missing. There are 600 individuals in total. This was started to try to deal with this issue. This is one of the reasons the Liberal Party will be voting in favour of this motion. Liberals recognize the importance of carrying things over.
However, does the member not believe that the Prime Minister, when he prorogued the session, could have and should have, at the very least, come back in September? He did not have to wait until October. It is very suspicious that the reason he did that was to avoid accountability.