Mr. Speaker, the debate is not about this particular bill. The debate should be about the behaviour of the Conservative/Reform government.
There is a genuine lack of respect for due process. The current government, more than any other government before it, continues to use time allocation as a way in which to limit debate on important issues that are here and need to be debated. It is not appropriate. It is not accountable.
This is from the same government in which the Prime Minister goes into hiding when his Prime Minister's Office is being held up to question.
It is not appropriate behaviour. We are calling upon the government to do the right thing: to show and demonstrate some respect for this institution; to show some respect in terms of public accountability and the types of things that are supposed to be taking place inside this chamber.
My question for the minister is this. When is the government, the Conservative/Reform party, going to give the respect that is necessary for this chamber to be able to proceed into the future with dignity?