Mr. Speaker, even before this bill was introduced, it was consulted on for literally years in advance. There were repeated public consultations.
On top of that, this bill has before Parliament for five months now, as it was introduced in November of last year. That means that the House of Commons has had over 100 days to examine and debate this bill already.
We are only at the initial preliminary stage of a very long parliamentary process. We have had literally days and days of debate. We have heard hours and hours of speeches, all saying the same thing. All sides support this bill. All sides recognize it is technical bill, yet for some bizarre reason the NDP insists on filibustering it with 100-day delay.
While the NDP might find these games amusing, Canadian taxpayers and businesses—