Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for his speech. As we have already said, the NDP supports this motion.
Why did the Liberals not go even further? The NDP had moved a motion that went much further. It gave more power to the Speaker, in order to prevent the government from using this measure—time allocation—as a guillotine, as his colleague mentioned. A referee, such as the Speaker of the House, could determine when it would be appropriate to use a time allocation motion. Furthermore, this kind of motion should be used only in exceptional cases.
Why are the Liberals afraid to go even further and put an end to this abuse?