Mr. Speaker, obviously I was not a member of the government in the previous Parliament, but the Conservatives called for national consultations, appointed a panel and heard from Canadians on what they wanted to see in the bill. Again, the current government could have tabled a bill in December or January and kicked off the process in the House to ensure we would have enough time to get it to committee, have a fulsome consideration of section by section and leave enough time for the Senate to also contribute to the debate.
We can debate whether the timelines were good or not, but they are what they are. We have until June 6 to report back and have a bill that is passed by both Houses of Parliament. The most important thing is the content of the bill. That is what we are debating. We are not debating whether the timelines are appropriate. It is the content, the safeguards and conformity with the Carter decision that are important.