Madam Speaker, the government is not answering questions from the opposition or from parliamentarians. We need to get back to the bill before us today.
Earlier, I heard the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons say that we need to act now. He said that we need to leave politics aside and work together to help all Canadians. He said that Canadians need our help.
How disappointing. We had plenty of time to work on this between June and August, when we had a set schedule and already knew that the Canada emergency wage benefit would be coming to an end. They prorogued the House on August 18 and announced the three new measures on August 20. That seemed shifty to me.
If the government is wondering when we were last consulted, the answer is “never”.