Mr. Speaker, I am sitting here shaking my head. We are not really here to discuss the mythology of the Conservatives' economic record. What we are here to discuss, and what is very dangerous, is the fact that the government is trying to shut down parliamentary debate yet again.
If there is a danger to our parliamentary democracy, it is sitting right across the way. The Conservative government invokes the closure motion to shut down debate over and over again.
Part of the parliamentary process is that parliamentarians are given an opportunity to speak and to shed light on what the government is trying to do.
My question is based on the motion that is before us. Why are the Conservatives trying to ram through this bill? What do they have to hide?