Mr. Speaker, I found it interesting that the member allocated quite a bit of debate time to how this legislation came about. It is important to recognize it is because of a Supreme Court of Canada ruling in February. I disagree with virtually almost everything else the member said, in terms of his implication. The void in leadership occurred from the moment of the release of the Supreme Court decision until October 19, when we finally had a Prime Minister who recognized the importance of the issue and that the Canadian government has a lead role to play. This is something the member at the very least should acknowledge.
After listening to many speakers and in particular the ministers responsible for this legislation, I assure the member that the issue surrounding conscientious objections of health care professionals is being taken care of. I wonder if the member might want to provide some comment in terms of why it is so important that we see this legislation passed in a timely fashion so that we do not continue to have a void and we can have some common ground from coast to coast to coast.