Mr. Speaker, the minister is getting a little carried away. He is attacking our credibility.
I do not live in a skyscraper. I live in a rural area, and to get home I drive an hour through dairy farms. That is all in my riding, and these are the people who pay my salary. They sent me here to debate and study bills and to represent their concerns.
There may not be extraordinary orators on the other side, and I am no master myself, but we have the right to stand up for the people we represent, and we have the right to point out a bill's flaws. I think that is simple.
He says that he is letting us speak, but since his buddies are not even showing up to work, I think that is a bit of a stretch.