Mr. Speaker, it is an incredible pleasure to have the member back in the chamber, and I thank him for the question.
As he quite rightly pointed out, when we formed government, we recognized that there had not been substantive discussions on this really important issue.
The Supreme Court of Canada issued its decision on February 6, 2015. When we came into government, we sought to put in place substantive measures and steps to ensure that we engaged Canadians and parliamentarians on this particular issue.
We asked for an extension of the Supreme Court deadline. We asked for six months and we received four months. The Supreme Court of Canada, in issuing its decision, said that this was an extraordinary step to extend the deadline, and certainly they referenced the reality of a federal election.
We would not, in my view, be successful if we went back to the Supreme Court once again to seek an extension.