Mr. Speaker, the member's speech was stimulating.
He spoke about our co-operation with the Government of Nova Scotia. We also appreciate that co-operation. He mentioned it was an NDP government, but then went on to talk about endangered species. I wanted to confirm that he was not making a connection between those two.
The question I have for the member is the following. On the time allocation, we regret it on this side as much as those on the other side. If we could focus on the substance of these bills and move them through in a timely fashion, we would not have to resort to that parliamentary technique as often as we are.
Would the member not agree, from everything he said about the urgency of protecting this fragile asset off the coast of his province, that passing this bill quickly is the best thing we can do for Sable Island? Yes, it requires consideration in committee and yes, it requires consideration in this place. However, if we hold it up for days and days and do not finish it in this session, we are not meeting any of the imperatives that the member identified in his speech.