Mr. Speaker, it is with sadness that I rise today to ask my colleague a question.
As we know, this government has already broken the record for the most time allocation motions in Canadian history. Today again it has introduced a motion to cut the debate short.
On Monday, for the first time, we had an opportunity to see the content of the budget implementation bill. Today is Thursday and we are being told that we have four days left to study a bill that will amend almost 60 different federal laws.
If we do the math, this bill, which is about 100 pages in length, will amend approximately 10 acts a day. We are being asked to read it on a Monday for the first time and vote on it the following Tuesday, yet this 100-page bill amends 50 pieces of legislation.
How does my colleague suppose that, as parliamentarians, we will be able to fully examine the bill and make informed decisions?