Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the hon. member for Québec for her very passionate remarks.
Like me, she must have met with a lot of constituents this summer. That is what I did, and this was a hot topic wherever we went. Whether in Chisasibi, Chicoutimi, Kuujjuaq or Paspébiac, it was what everyone was talking about throughout the summer.
The Conservatives asked for an extra month to properly prepare their throne speech; yet they were practically silent on the issue in the speech.
How does my colleague explain the government's almost utter silence on an issue that is so important to the democracy of our country?