Mr. Speaker, another viewpoint from British Columbia is always welcome, that being from my neighbour, the hon. member.
To the substance of the question, first of all, if the previous critic for this file did not make it clear that the Conservatives support seeing people with disabilities get help during the COVID-19 crisis that clearly falls on me, because I served in that role. I take that upon myself and the criticism is probably warranted.
By the same token, the problem we have with this is the process that the Liberal government has chosen to try and ram this through in one day. The particular element of the sick leave called for, I believe, is necessary during this emergency time, but in the legislation itself there will be a lot of red tape and a lot of unanswered questions. Unfortunately, due to the format that the member's leader and the Prime Minister have agreed to, we will not have a full debate.
I worry that there will be questions raised that will lead to complications, meaning people will be without the support they need because we rushed the process. We are in favour of these benefits during an emergency, but we are not in favour of the process that this member, his party and the Prime Minister have pushed on Canadians and their representatives.