Mr. Speaker, the more I listen to this debate, the more I realize that the government's proposals are a solution in search of a problem.
I do not know what is not working well here. We have committees that are well functioning. We have a House of Commons that is working well. The tools are all there.
We all know that the government has a majority, and when it really wants to, it can use that majority to win the vote at the end of the day. The only real currency the opposition has, on the other hand, is time. It is up to both sides to use those powers in a responsible manner. If the opposition is wasting time, the government has the tool of time allocation. If the government, on the other hand, is using its time allocation too much, we, as the opposition, can use certain techniques to slow it down but not stop it entirely.
I would like to ask my hon. colleague what problem he thinks is being addressed by the government's action. What does he think the government's motivation really is?