Madam Speaker, I just want to say it is infuriating, it is disgusting, that we are debating time allocation on this bill.
I remember. I was here in 2014 when we had the debate on the unfair elections act. The Liberals were with us. We talked about how we were infuriated and appalled by the time allocation that the then-government put forward.
The member for Winnipeg North even said:
We now have the government bringing in time allocation on a bill that deals with Elections Canada. ...[W]e have the irresponsible nature of the Conservatives trying to ram it through and limit debate in second reading, which is disgraceful.
He said a few years ago that he thinks we should remember these things. I wonder if he feels that way again today.
The member for Malpeque said:
Mr. Speaker, invoking closure on this bill really is the height of hypocrisy.
I think we all feel that again today.
He went on:
How can the government invoke closure on a bill about democratic reform? This place is supposed to be about debate and good discussion. The minister is shutting that debate down and, I believe, putting democracy at risk.
Fast-forward to 2018, and we are living the exact same thing. How can the Liberals justify what they said in 2014 and during the election with what they are doing now? It is a disgrace.