Mr. Speaker, despite the recent interruption, we have to deal with the serious issue of Bill C-52, all the same.
The bill does in fact respond to some of the concerns of shippers, as has already been mentioned. The members of the NDP are still standing, they are still awake, and they are still ready to debate all the bills that have an impact on Canadians and the people in my riding.
The thing that is important to remember in this bill is that, in committee, shippers and businesses made six fair and reasonable proposals that would lead to something that was equitable. Unfortunately, the Conservatives flatly rejected those proposals, despite the fact that these were recommendations made by experts, by people who know the field and its problems.
I do not understand why the Conservatives stubbornly insist on going in one single direction and on taking a purely ideological view of everything they do.