Madam Speaker, it is unfortunate that the Minister of Environment and Climate Change is unilaterally imposing a gag order on Parliament, in other words, muzzling all the members who want to have their say, when this is such an important issue.
The Liberals have been in power for six years. Why is this minister forcing members to keep their mouths shut and not have this debate?
I would remind the minister of a Radio-Canada article published on April 26 that points out that partisanship must be set aside, since this is one of the most important issues for the future of our environment.
Why is the minister saying that it is important to get this bill to committee, but it is no longer important to discuss it in the House?