Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the hon. member for Spadina—Fort York for his comments and for sharing his experiences with the House.
The hon. member mentioned trust a number of times, about getting it right. With a decision and legislation that bears the gravity that this does, I again go back to the time that we are spending discussing this—this is not a debate; it is a discussion—trying to make sure we get it as close to right as possible. The balance of power rests on that side of the House, and I would think that the public and perhaps those down the street in the Supreme Court can see that we are having those discussions and that, at this point, if the government went across the street and said it needs more time, I would hazard a guess that it would allow that.
Whether it is a notwithstanding clause or just asking for another extension, would my hon. colleague across the way at least say that true leadership would be asking for a bit more time for us to have this great discussion?