Mr. Speaker, the minister needs to stop hiding behind the provinces and face the potential consequences of his own decisions.
He cannot deny that the government decided to bury a private member's bill in the middle of this omnibus budget implementation bill, in the middle of these 478 pages. The bill was controversial because it allows the provinces to take away refugees' welfare benefits. The minister cannot allow the provinces or anyone else to target refugees and their children like this.
He must take these inhumane measures out of the omnibus bill. Is he willing to do that?